[00:07.64]Why I always dress in black [00:11.89]Why you never see bright colors [00:14.04]On my back [00:17.05]And why does my appearance [00:19.10]Seem to have a somber tone [00:22.05]Well there's a reason for [00:23.35]The things that I have on [00:27.15]I wear the black for the poor [00:29.35]And the beaten down [00:32.55]Livin' in the hopeless hungry side of town [00:37.25]I wear it for the prisoner [00:39.65]Who has long paid for his crime [00:42.25]But is there [00:43.05]Because he's a victim of the times [00:47.45]I wear the black for [00:48.96]Those who never read [00:52.46]Or listened to the words [00:54.41]That jesus said [00:57.51]About the road to happiness [01:00.06]Through love and charity [01:02.26]Why you'd think [01:03.36]He's talking straight to you and me [01:07.26]Well we're doin' mighty fine [01:09.66]I do suppose [01:12.41]In our streak of lightnin' cars [01:14.56]And fancy clothes [01:17.66]But just so we're reminded of [01:20.06]The ones who are held back [01:22.72]Up front there ought be a [01:24.77]Man in black [01:27.82]I wear it for the sick [01:30.01]And lonely old [01:32.81]For the reckless ones whose [01:34.51]Bad trip left them cold [01:37.87]I wear the black in mournin' [01:40.32]For the lives that could have been [01:42.97]Each week we lose [01:44.27]A hundred fine young men [01:47.63]And I wear it for the thousands [01:50.08]Who have died [01:52.96]Believing that the lord was on their side [01:57.87]I wear it for another [02:00.07]Hundred thousand who have died [02:02.92]Believing that we all were on their side [02:07.62]Well there's things that never will be right [02:10.37]I know [02:12.87]And things need changin' everywhere you go [02:17.87]But till we start to make a move [02:20.47]To make a few things right [02:22.87]You'll never see me [02:24.32]Wear a suit of white [02:27.32]Ah I'd love to [02:28.87]Wear a rainbow every day [02:32.87]And tell the world that everything's ok [02:37.67]But I'll try to carry off [02:39.72]A little darkness on my back [02:42.58]Till things are brighter [02:44.53]I'm the man in black