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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

When I was a baby, my mama told me son, always be a good boy, don’t ever play with guns. But I shot a man in Reno.
JOHNNY CASH

Children Goodness Man Mom Myself Shoot Son
It’s good to believe in yourself, but there are people out there who can make or break you.
JOHNNY CASH

Believe Break Goodness People Yourself
You’ve got to know your limitations. I don’t know what your limitations are. I found out what mine were when I was twelve. I found out that there weren’t too many limitations, if I did it my way.
JOHNNY CASH

Creativity Freedom Liberty Limitation Myself Way Yourself
I wore black because I liked it. I still do, and wearing it still means something to me. It’s still my symbol of rebellion — against a stagnant status quo, against our hypocritical houses of God, against people whose minds are closed to others’ ideas.
JOHNNY CASH

Appearance Black God Home Hypocrisy Ideas Mindset Myself People Rebel Status
Being rich means you get to worry about everything except money.
JOHNNY CASH

Exception Money Rich Worry Yourself
The things that have always been important: to be a good man, to try to live my life the way God would have me, to turn it over to Him that His will might be worked in my life, to do my work without looking back, to give it all I’ve got, and to take pride in my work as an honest performer.
JOHNNY CASH

God Goodness Honesty Important Live Man Myself Performance Pride Try Way Work
I found out that there weren’t too many limitations, if I did it my way.
JOHNNY CASH

Creativity Limitation Myself
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep my eyes wide open all the time I keep the ends out for the tie that binds Because you’re mine, I walk the line.
JOHNNY CASH

End Eyes Heart Myself People Walk
They’re powerful, those songs. At times they’ve been my only way back, the only door out of the dark, bad places the black dog calls home.
JOHNNY CASH

Bad Darkness Dog Home Place Powerful Time Way
Love is a burning thing and it makes a firey ring.
JOHNNY CASH

Burn Fire Love
I’m not bitter. Why should I be bitter? I’m thrilled to death with life.
JOHNNY CASH

Bitter Death Life Myself Nature Thrill
The battle against the dark one and the clinging to the right one is what my life is about.
JOHNNY CASH

Battle Darkness Life Myself Right
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
Happiness is being at peace, being with loved ones, being comfortable but most of all, it’s having those loved ones.
JOHNNY CASH

Bond Comfortable Friendship Happiness Love Peace People
You’re so heavenly minded, you’re no earthly good.
JOHNNY CASH

Earth Good Heaven Mindset Perspective Yourself
Until things are brighter. I’m the man in black.
JOHNNY CASH

Black Bright Man Myself

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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