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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.

Johnny Cash

The fire and excitement may be gone now that we don’t go out there and sing them anymore, but the ring of fire still burns around you and I, keeping our love hotter than a pepper sprout.
JOHNNY CASH

Burn Excitement Fire Love Ourselves Ring Yourself
Deep in the heart of the infinite darkness, a tiny blue marble is spinning through space. Born in the splendor of God’s holy vision, and sliding away like a tear down his face.
JOHNNY CASH

Born Darkness Deep Face God Heart Holy Space Tears Vision
A rose looks grey at midnight, but the flame is just asleep. And steel is strong because it knows the hammer and white heat.
JOHNNY CASH

Flame Night Rose Sleep Strong White
When God forgave me, I figured I’d better do it too.
JOHNNY CASH

Better Forgiveness God Myself
You have to be what you are. Whatever you are, you gotta be it.
JOHNNY CASH

Be Yourself Identity Reality Self Love Yourself
How well I have learned that there is no fence to sit on between heaven and hell. There is a deep, wide gulf, a chasm, and in that chasm is no place for any man.
JOHNNY CASH

Heaven Hell Learning Man Myself Place
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. You don’t let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.
JOHNNY CASH

Build Energy Failure Forget Mistake Past Space Step Time Try Yourself
You’re so heavenly minded, you’re no earthly good.
JOHNNY CASH

Earth Good Heaven Mindset Perspective Yourself
If you aren’t gonna say exactly how and what you feel, you might as well not say anything at all.
JOHNNY CASH

Emotion Feeling Self Love Voice Yourself
Those that have lived longer than us always have something to teach us, that we can take with us for the rest of our lives.
JOHNNY CASH

Live Ourselves Teaching
You can ask the people around me. I don’t give up. I don’t give up. I don’t give – and it’s not out of frustration and desperation that I say I don’t give up. I don’t give up because I don’t give up. I don’t believe in it.
JOHNNY CASH

Believe Desperate Frustration Give Up Myself People
The beast in me Is caged by frail and fragile bars.
JOHNNY CASH

Beast Fragile Myself Prison
Stop your ears and close your eyes and try to find the face of love.
JOHNNY CASH

Ears Face Love Stop Yourself
We’ll all be equal under the grass, and God’s got a heaven for country trash.
JOHNNY CASH

Country Equality God Heaven Wasted
I have tried drugs and a little of everything else, and there is nothing in the world more soul-satisfying than having the kingdom of God building inside you and growing.
JOHNNY CASH

Drug God Growth Myself Satisfaction Soul Try World
Creative people have to be fed from the divine source. I have to get fed. I had to get filled up in order to pour out.
JOHNNY CASH

Creative Divine Feed Myself Order People Source

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.

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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.

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