patriot

I heard this song for the first time in a very long time and I feel the lyrics belong on here for all to see. Notice the date the song was released. Johnny Cash was one of my heroes.

By: John R. Cash, © 1971 House of Cash, Inc.
Recorded February 16, 1971
Number 3 - Country Charts; Number 58 - Pop Charts

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,
Livin' 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 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 doin' mighty fine, I do suppose,
In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes,
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back,
Up front there ought 'a 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 mournin' 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,
Believen' that the Lord was on their side,
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died,
Believen' that we all were on their side.

Well, there's things that never will be right I know,
And things need changin' 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 OK,
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back,
'Till things are brighter, I'm the Man In Black.

Here he is performing the song.

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A true patriot is always ready to stand up against his own government.

We can't be using plants that come from the Lord for beneficial purposes. Now hurry up, or we'll be late for church.

The bigger the lie, the more people will believe it.-Adolf Hitler

Legalizing marijuana won't grow our economy-Barack Hussein Obama 2009

SageTree

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Freewilly

Not a fan of cash but those words are so touching.

Entity

Johnny has written some really good, really deep songs if you can be bothered to listen to the actual words.

Of course, he's written crap tunes too.

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"The real rulers in Washington are invisible and exercise their power from behind the scenes."
-- Justice Felix Frankfurter, U.S. Supreme Court

"Fifty men have run America, and thats a high figure."
-- Joseph Kennedy, father of JFK, in the July 26th, l936 issue of The New York Times.[/CENTER]

patriot

A King without a sword

A land without a King

The truth without a voice

One song left to sing

One song to sing


A wise man told me there's something you should know

"The way you judge a man is you look into his soul

And you'll soon see everything".


A voice from the past cried "Give Peace A Chance"

He paid our price now he's free at last

And "Imagine" we called him a dreamer.

How many times must good men die?

How many tears will the children cry?

Till we suffer no more sadness

Stop the madness,

Oh stop the madness.


If ashes are ashes and dust is dust

And our journey's end and then we turn we must

To the sands of the shore

White doves then fly

Peace to all

Tell me why the peacemakers fall

Must we bury anymore


A hush in the crowd as the horse rode by

Black lace veil hid the tears from her eyes

And we all wept in silence

How many times must good men die?

How many times will the children cry?

Till we suffer no more sadness

Oh stop the madness

Oh stop all the madness.


Tribute to "The Peace Makers"; Martin Luther King,John Lennon and John F. Kennedy

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A true patriot is always ready to stand up against his own government.

We can't be using plants that come from the Lord for beneficial purposes. Now hurry up, or we'll be late for church.

The bigger the lie, the more people will believe it.-Adolf Hitler

Legalizing marijuana won't grow our economy-Barack Hussein Obama 2009

Man in Black

my namesake of course

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When I was arrested I was dressed in black.

SageTree

AKA Sue ^


Another great song about rolling with it and making the best possible.

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