Life ain't nothing but a blending up of all the ups and downs
Hidup ini nggak ada artinya selain campuran dari segala suka dan duka

Dammit Elvis, don't you know
Sialan Elvis, apa kamu nggak tahu

You made your Mama so proud
Kamu bikin Mama kamu bangga banget

Before you ever made that record, before there ever was a Sun
Sebelum kamu bikin rekaman itu, sebelum ada Sun

Before you ever lost that Cadillac that Carl Perkins won
Sebelum kamu kehilangan Cadillac yang dimenangkan Carl Perkins itu

Mr. Phillips found old Johnny Cash and he was high
Mr. Phillips nemuin Johnny Cash yang udah mabuk

High before he ever took those pills and he's still too proud to die
Mabuk sebelum dia minum pil itu dan dia masih terlalu bangga untuk mati

Mr. Phillips never said anything behind nobody's back
Mr. Phillips nggak pernah ngomong di belakang orang

Like "Dammit Elvis, don't he know, he ain't no Johnny Cash"
Kayak "Sialan Elvis, apa dia nggak tahu, dia bukan Johnny Cash"

If Mr. Phillips was the only man that Jerry Lee still would call sir
Kalau Mr. Phillips adalah satu-satunya yang masih dipanggil 'tuanku' sama Jerry Lee

Then I guess Mr. Phillips did all of Y'all about as good as you deserve
Berarti Mr. Phillips udah ngelakuin yang terbaik buat kalian, sesuai yang kalian layak

He did just what he said he was gonna do and the money came in sacks
Dia melakukan persis apa yang dia bilang bakal dilakuin dan uang datang mengalir

New contracts and Carl Perkins' Cadillac
Kontrak baru dan Cadillac Carl Perkins

I got friends in Nashville, or at least they're folks I know
Aku punya teman di Nashville, atau setidaknya mereka orang-orang yang aku kenal

Nashville is where you go to see if what they said is so
Nashville adalah tempat kamu pergi untuk lihat apakah yang mereka bilang itu benar

Carl drove his brand new Cadillac to Nashville and he went downtown
Carl nyetir Cadillac barunya ke Nashville dan dia pergi ke pusat kota

This time they promised him a Grammy
Kali ini mereka janji bakal kasih dia Grammy

He turned his Cadillac around
Dia muter balik Cadillac-nya

Mr. Phillips never blew enough hot air to need a little gold plated paperweight
Mr. Phillips nggak pernah banyak omong sampai butuh benda berat berlapis emas

He promised him a Cadillac and put the wind in Carl's face
Dia janji bakal kasih dia Cadillac dan bikin angin bertiup di wajah Carl

He did just what he said he was gonna do and the money came in sacks
Dia melakukan persis apa yang dia bilang bakal dilakuin dan uang datang mengalir

New contracts and Carl Perkins' Cadillac
Kontrak baru dan Cadillac Carl Perkins

Dammit Elvis, I swear son I think it's time you came around
Sialan Elvis, aku bersumpah, anakku, aku rasa udah saatnya kamu kembali

Making money you can't spend ain't what being dead's about
Menghasilkan uang yang nggak bisa kamu habiskan bukanlah arti dari mati

You gave me all but one good reason not to do all the things you did
Kamu kasih aku semua alasan kecuali satu untuk nggak melakukan semua yang kamu lakukan

Now Cadillacs are fiberglass, if you were me you'd call it quits
Sekarang Cadillac terbuat dari fiberglass, kalau kamu di posisiku, kamu bakal berhenti