Men in black

* Johnny Cash, the man in black.

+ 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.

* Loquillo (Bunbury y Calamaro), hombres de negro.

+ Voy de negro y te preguntas el por qué
porque no visto otros colores sé muy bien
que mi apariencia puede resultar sombría y gris
tengo razones para vestir así

Llevo el negro por los pobres y también
por los vencidos puestos contra la pared
Lo llevo por el preso,
que paga el sueldo de
una ley hecha a medida del poder.

Llevo el negro por aquellos que jamás
hicieron caso a Cristo al proclamar
que existe un camino de Amor y de Piedad
hablo claro, tú me entenderás

Voy de negro por la injusta soledad
de los viejos y los que acabarán
fríos como piedras después de cabalgar
mientras alguien se hace rico en su sofá

Voy de negro por el joven que caerá
en la guerra creyendo tener detrás
a Dios y a su madre de su lado
y no es verdad.
es la carne del juego de un general

Sé que hay cosas que nunca estarán bien
pero nada es imposible mírame
yo canto esta canción
¿ que puedes hacer tú ?
Mira hacia dentro y carga con tu cruz

Quiero enseñar un arco iris al cantar
pero en mi espalda cae la oscuridad
y hasta que la luz no brille de verdad
voy de negro, de negro me verás.