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Verse 1
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Hello, I'm Johnny Cash.
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
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seem to have a somber tone
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the things that I have on
and beaten down
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Livin' in the homeless,
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I wait for the prisoner
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who has long paid for his crime
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I'm the man
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Well, 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
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Why you'd think he's talkin'
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In a street collided cause
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But just so we're reminded
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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'm the man
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I'm the man in black
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I'm the man
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The man in black
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For the reckless ones
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Where's the fuckin' motive
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for the lies that could have been
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Well, there's things that never will be right,
I know
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An d things be changing
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But do we start to make a move
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to make a few things right?
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Oh, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day
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And tell the world that
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with a little darkness on my back
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I'm the man
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The man in black
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I'm the man
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The man in black
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Oh yeah
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I'm the man
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The man in black
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I'm the man
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Who I am, I am, I am
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The man in black
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I'm the man
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Because I care
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I'm the man
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Because I believe I'm the man
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I said I'm the man
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To make the brighter
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I'm the man in black
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Man in black
I, I, I
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Yeah, I'm the man in black
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Oh, excuse me Johnny, I guess that's you
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we're all in this together
Outro 1
if we're in it at all
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TunerE A D G B E
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