Well, you wonder why I always dress in black?
Why you never see bright colours 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 is a victim of the times..
I wear the black for those who've never read
or listened to the words that Jesus said..
About the road to happiness through love and charity..
Why'd you think He's talking straight to you and me? ...