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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
Well, there´s a reason for the things that I have on

I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down
Living in the hopeless, hungry side of town
I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime
But is there because he´s a victim of the times

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 talking straight to you and me

Well, we´re doing mighty fine, I do suppose
In our streak of lightning cars and 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 wear it for the sick and lonely old
For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold
I wear the black in mourning for the lives that could have been

Each week we lose a hundred fine young men
And, I wear it for the thousands who have died
Believing that the Lord was on their side
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died
Believing that we all were on their side

Well, there´s things that never will be right I know
And things need changing everywhere you go

But ´til we start to make a move to make a few things right
You´ll never see me wear a suit of white

Ah, I´d love to wear a rainbow every day
And tell the world that everything´s okay
But I´ll try to carry off a little darkness on my back
Until things are brighter, I´m the Man In Black