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VERSE:
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Well, you wonder why I always dress in black
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Why you never see bright colors on my back
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And why does my appearance seem to have a sombre tone
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Well, there”s a reason for the things that I have on
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I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down
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Living in the hopeless hungry side of town
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I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime
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But is there because he”s a victim of the times
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I wear the black for those who”ve never read
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Or listened to the words that Jesus said
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About the road to happiness through love and charity
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Why, you”d think He”s talking straight to you and me
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Well, we”re doing mighty fine I do suppose
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In our streak of lightning cars and fancy clothes
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But just so we”re remi nded of the ones who are held back
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Up front there ought to be a man in black
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I wear it for the sick and lonely old
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For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold
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I wear the black in mourning for the lives that could have been
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Each week we lose a hundred fine young men
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And I wear it for the thousands who have died
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Believing that the Lord was on their side
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I wear it for another 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 I know
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And things need changing everywhere you go
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But till we start to make a move to make a few things right
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You”ll never see me wear a suit of white
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Oh, I”d love to wear a rainbow every day
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And tell the world that everything”s o-kay
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But I”ll try to carry off a little darkness on my back
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Till things are brighter, I”m the man in black