Written by: Kris Kristofferson
Performed by: The Highwaymen (Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash & Kris Kristofferson)
Apears on: Highwayman 2-1990, The Highwayman Collection-2000, et al.

[Nelson:]
Was it bitter then,
Apakah itu menyakitkan saat itu,
With our backs against the wall?
Saat kita terjepit dalam keadaan sulit?

[Kristofferson:]
Were we better men,
Apakah kita adalah pria yang lebih baik,
Than we'd ever been before?
Daripada yang pernah kita jalani sebelumnya?

[Nelson:]
Say, if she came again today,
Katakanlah, jika dia datang lagi hari ini,
Would you still answer to the call?
Apakah kau masih akan menjawab panggilan itu?

[Kristofferson:]
Tell the truth my friend,
Bilang yang sebenarnya, temanku,
Don't it matter anymore?
Apakah itu tidak penting lagi?

[Nelson:]
We were simple men,
Kami adalah pria-pria biasa,
By her side when she was born.
Di sampingnya saat dia lahir.

[Cash:]
(Talkin' about the dream.)
(Berbicara tentang mimpi.)
It was simple then,
Saat itu segalanya sederhana,
Like the freedom when you fall.
Seperti kebebasan saat terjatuh.

And we were smaller then you see,
Dan kita lebih kecil saat itu, kau lihat,
But soon we gathered like a storm.
Tapi segera kita berkumpul seperti badai.
They don't understand
Mereka tidak mengerti
What that thunder meant at all.
Apa arti guntur itu sama sekali.

[Instrumental break.]

[Jennings & Nelson:]
Was he crucified,
Apakah dia disalibkan,
Was he done in by the law?
Apakah dia dijatuhi hukuman oleh hukum?

[Kristofferson & Cash:]
Are you satisfied,
Apakah kau puas,
That he'll never ride again?
Bahwa dia tidak akan pernah mengendarai lagi?

[Jennings & Nelson:]
Some people say he got away,
Beberapa orang bilang dia berhasil melarikan diri,
They say he never died at all.
Mereka bilang dia tidak pernah mati sama sekali.

[Cash:]
If that story's true,
Jika cerita itu benar,
Does it bother you my friend?
Apakah itu mengganggumu, temanku?

[Kristofferson:]
Was it bitter then,
Apakah itu menyakitkan saat itu,
With our backs against the wall?
Saat kita terjepit dalam keadaan sulit?
(Say, two thousand years ago.)
(Katakanlah, dua ribu tahun yang lalu.)

[Nelson:]
Were we better men,
Apakah kita adalah pria yang lebih baik,
Than we'd ever been before?
Daripada yang pernah kita jalani sebelumnya?
(Or two hundred years.)
(Atau dua ratus tahun.)

[Kristofferson:]
Say, if she came again today,
Katakanlah, jika dia datang lagi hari ini,
Would you still answer to the call?
Apakah kau masih akan menjawab panggilan itu?
[Cash:]
(Or tomorrow.)
(Atau besok.)

[Kristofferson:]
Tell the truth my friend,
Bilang yang sebenarnya, temanku,
Don't it matter anymore?
Apakah itu tidak penting lagi?