i'm wearing black

i hit the town on march 17

and seen paddy's day but i ain't wearing green

love is dead and it ain't coming back

tonight i'm wearing black. i'm hanging close to all of my friends

i tell them i'm happy

my heart's on the mend

i'm moving on and i ain't looking back

tonight i'm wearing black

whoa let's raise the glass

and toast one to johnny cash

whoa

choose to forget her

and everything's better in black. i'm hiding now in the darkest of pubs

surviving on shadows and cold icy mugs

so come on bartender don't hold nothing back

tonight i'm wearing black. whoa let's raise the glass

and toast one to johnny cash

whoa

choose to forget her

and everything's better in black. she comes here lookin'

well that's just too bad

i'll still be hiding

i'm way in the back

at a dark cornered table

but she won't know that

'cause tonight i'm wearing black. whoa let's raise the glass

and toast one to johnny cash

whoa

choose to forget her

and everything's better in black. oh

everything's better and black. tonight i'm wearing black.