Goldfinch60

The Man in Black

He sat on his stool,

Guitar in hand,

Dressed in black.

This man who had so much

To tell us;

But was misunderstood

By many.

 

He Walked the Line

Straight to Folsom Prison,

But escaped and found himself

Surrounded by a Ring of Fire;

Until those Ghost Riders in the Sky

Pulled him back to Jackson

Where his love for June,

Gave him the Peace in the Valley,

That he was seeking.

 

Starkville City Jail held him overnight;

The crime was picking flowers!

But when released he drove away

In the car he had built One Piece at a Time.

This Boy Named Sue

Drove into San Quentin,

Where the inmates showed him

A Sea of Heartbreak,

And that he wasn’t a Wanted Man.

 

The Bitter Tears that were shed

Over the Vanishing race;

But will survive

As Long as the Grass Shall Grow,

And Drums will beat out to banish

Apache Tears.

 

This man, dressed in black

To remind all those in their lightening cars

And fancy clothes

Of the others that were held back.

 

At the end he walked the Streets of Laredo

Picking up a Tear Stained Letter.

He was Hurt, but did not see Sam Hall

Singing Danny Boy.

As he walked the Bridge Over Those Troubled Waters

To Give That Letter to Rose

He Hung His Head, as In his Life

He was such a Desperado.

But He had his Own Personal Jesus.

Without June he was

So Lonesome that He Could Cry.

The First Time Ever he Saw Her Face

The Man Came Around and knew,

That they would Meet Again.