The Man in Black

punditman says...This is one of punditman's favourite songs to listen to and play on guitar. Listen to the song carefully. It is soulful and timeless. Poverty, sickness, injustice, charity, drug addiction, war -- they are all there.  This part always makes punditman choke up:

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. 

 Punditman just noticed a headline that said 10 US marines were killed in Afghanistan last week. Many of the issues JC sang about are even more relevant today than in 1971. Listen to Johnny Cash. It is good for you. Have an inspiring weekend.