Man In Black (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)

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 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

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 changin' everywhere you go

But till 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