Cash Quote and song

"[Pop stars] can get all the synthesizers they want, but nothing will ever take the place of the human heart." - Johnny Cash, quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 13, 2003. Man in Black by Johnny Cash (1932-2003) 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. (c) 1971, House of Cash, Inc.