Written by: Craig Bickhardt & Barry Alfonso
Performed by: The Highwaymen (Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson)
Appears on: The Road Goes on Forever (10th Anniversary Edition)-2005.

[Jennings:]
You'd've thought a king had died,
Kau pasti mengira seorang raja telah meninggal,
The way those people cried,
Lihat betapa orang-orang itu menangis,
Instead of one more broken entertainer.
Alih-alih hanya satu lagi penghibur yang patah hati.

[Kristofferson:]
It struck those in his trade,
Hal ini mengguncang mereka yang seprofesi,
He could-a had it made,
Dia seharusnya bisa sukses,
If he'd only been a little saner.
Kalau saja dia sedikit lebih waras.

[Jennings:]
They traveled far to see him.
Mereka datang jauh-jauh untuk menemuinya.
Oh, the humble and the high.
Baik yang sederhana maupun yang berkuasa.
They said goodbye as if he were a friend.
Mereka mengucapkan selamat tinggal seolah dia seorang sahabat.

[All:]
Now somewhere he is smilin',
Sekarang di suatu tempat dia tersenyum,
On those who idolize him.
Kepada mereka yang mengaguminya.
But would they not recognize him,
Tapi apakah mereka tidak akan mengenalinya,
If he came back again?
Jika dia kembali lagi?

[Nelson:]
He was born of modest means,
Dia lahir dari keluarga yang sederhana,
And had outrageous dreams.
Dan memiliki impian yang luar biasa.
They never let him rest till he fulfilled them.
Mereka tak pernah membiarkannya tenang sampai dia meraihnya.

[Cash:]
While he rode that train of song,
Saat dia mengarungi lautan lagu,
His devils tagged along.
Setan-setan itu selalu mengikutinya.
The whiskey and the pills just couldn't kill him.
Whiskey dan pil tak bisa mengalahkannya.

[Nelson:]
He didn't mean to be a rebel.
Dia tidak bermaksud jadi pemberontak.

[Cash:]
No the real ones never do.
Tidak, yang asli tidak pernah begitu.

[Nelson:]
They are born apart from ordinary men.
Mereka lahir berbeda dari orang biasa.

[All:]
And somewhere he is smilin',
Dan di suatu tempat dia tersenyum,
On those who sanctify him.
Kepada mereka yang menganggapnya suci.
But would they not recognize him,
Tapi apakah mereka tidak akan mengenalinya,
If he came back again?
Jika dia kembali lagi?

If he came back again?
Jika dia kembali lagi?

[Cash attempts to sing the last line again and that seems to be wrong and very funny to everyone.]
Cash mencoba menyanyikan baris terakhir lagi, dan itu tampaknya salah dan sangat lucu bagi semua orang.