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