In memory of Johnny Cash

[Intro] In memory of Johnny Cash [Verse 1] A train whistle cries through the midnight cold, A shadow bends where the highway folds. Your boots tread dust where the old tracks fade, A ghost in the static of the songs you made. [Chorus] Johnny, Johnny, the Man in Black, You walked the line but never looked back. Now the warden weeps and the wheels go slack— Heaven’s choir hums your gospel track. [Verse 2] Six strings hum in an empty room, A prison hymn to the harvest moon. The roses wilt where your heart once stood, But the fire burns in the pines like it should. [Chorus] Johnny, Johnny, the Man in Black, You walked the line but never looked back. Now the warden weeps and the wheels go slack— Heaven’s choir hums your gospel track. [Bridge] The devil grinned when you sang his tune, But the cross you carried cracked the gloom. Every tear, every chord, every rebel’s plea— They’re etched in the bark of the Tennessee trees. [Outro]