Hello, I'm Johnny Cash.
Well, you wonder why I
always dress in black
Why you never see bright
colors on my back
And why does my appearance
seem to have a somber tone
There's a reason for
the things that I have on
I wear the black of the poor
and beaten down
Livin' in the homeless,
hungry side of town
I wait for the prisoner
who has long paid for his crime
But he's there,
cause he's a victim of the times
I'm the man
Well, I wear the black
for those who've never read
Or listened to the words that Jesus said
About the road to happiness
through love and charity
Why you'd think he's talkin'
straight to you an d me
But we're doing mighty fine I do suppose
In a street collided cause
of fancy clothes
But just so we're reminded
of the ones who are held back
Up front, there ought to be a man in black
I'm the man
I'm the man in black
I'm the man
The man in black
I wear it for the sick and lonely old
For the reckless ones
whose bad drip left them cold
Where's the fuckin' motive
for the lies that could have been
Each week when there's
105 young men?
Well, there's things that never will be right,
I know
An d things be changing
everywhere you go
But do we start to make a move
to make a few things right?
You'll never see me wear a suit of white
Oh, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day
And tell the world that
everything's okay
But I'll try to carry on
with a little darkness on my back
Till things are brighter
I'm the man in black
I'm the man
The man in black
I'm the man
The man in black
Oh yeah
I'm the man
The man in black
I'm the man
Who I am, I am, I am
The man in black
I'm the man
Because I care
I'm the man
Because I believe I'm the man
I said I'm the man
To make the brighter
I'm the man in black
Man in black
I, I, I
Yeah, I'm the man in black
Oh, excuse me Johnny, I guess that's you
Oh, that's all right,
we're all in this together