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Why I always dress in black |
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Why you never see bright colors |
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On my back |
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And why does my appearance |
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Seem to have a somber tone |
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Well there's a reason for |
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The things that I have on |
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I wear the black for the poor |
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And the beaten down |
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Livin' in the hopeless hungry side of town |
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I wear it for the prisoner |
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Who has long paid for his crime |
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But is there |
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Because he's a victim of the times |
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I wear the black for |
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Those who never read |
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Or listened to the words |
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That jesus said |
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About the road to happiness |
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Through love and charity |
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Why you'd think |
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He's talking straight to you and me |
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Well we're doin' mighty fine |
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I do suppose |
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In our streak of lightnin' cars |
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And fancy clothes |
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But just so we're reminded of |
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The ones who are held back |
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Up front there ought be a |
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Man in black |
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I wear it for the sick |
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And lonely old |
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For the reckless ones whose |
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Bad trip left them cold |
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I wear the black in mournin' |
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For the lives that could have been |
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Each week we lose |
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A hundred fine young men |
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And I wear it for the thousands |
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Who have died |
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Believing that the lord was on their side |
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I wear it for another |
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Hundred thousand who have died |
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Believing that we all were on their side |
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Well there's things that never will be right |
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I know |
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And things need changin' everywhere you go |
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But till we start to make a move |
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To make a few things right |
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You'll never see me |
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Wear a suit of white |
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Ah I'd love to |
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Wear a rainbow every day |
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And tell the world that everything's ok |
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But I'll try to carry off |
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A little darkness on my back |
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Till things are brighter |
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I'm the man in black |
