Some of Johnny Cash's lyrics are filled with self-acceptance, personal struggles, and authentic actions. Many have derived inspirational quotes about life, resilience, and general well-being from his songs.
- The day you went away, I made myself a promise that I’d soon forget the day we met, but something sure went wrong, for I’m so blue and lonely.
- 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.
- Let me tell you, Mr. Teacher, when you say you’ll make me right, in five hundred years of fighting, not one Indian turned white.
- Yeah, the ones that you’re calling wild are going to be the leaders in a little while.
- Money can’t buy back your youth when you’re old/ A friend, when you’re lonely, or peace to your soul. The wealthiest person is a pauper at times. Compared to the man with a satisfied mind.
- 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.
- For you, I know I’d even try to turn the tide.
- A rose looks grey at midnight but the flame is just asleep/ And steel is strong because it knows the hammer and white heat.
- Flesh and blood need flesh and blood, and you’re the one I need.
- The beast in me is caged by frail and fragile bars.
- Well, you may throw your rock and hide your hand. Workin’ in the dark against your fellow man. But as sure as God made black and white, what’s down in the dark will be brought to the light.
- Well, I’d love to wear a rainbow every day and tell the world that everything’s okay. But I’ll try to carry off a little darkness on my back. Til things are brighter, I’m the man in black.
