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,
The Way Those People Cried,
Instead Of One More Broken Entertainer.
[Kristofferson:]
It Struck Those In His Trade,
He Could-a Had It Made,
If He'd Only Been A Little Saner.
[Jennings:]
They Traveled Far To See Him.
Oh, The Humble And The High.
They Said Goodbye As If He Were A Friend.

[All:]
Now Somewhere He Is Smilin',
On Those Who Idolize Him.
But Would They Not Recognize Him,
If He Came Back Again?

[Nelson:]
He Was Born Of Modest Means,
And Had Outrageous Dreams.
They Never Let Him Rest Till He Fullfilled Them.
[Cash:]
While He Rode That Train Of Song,
His Devils Tagged Along.
The Whiskey And The Pills Just Couldn't Kill Him.
[Nelson:]
He Didn't Mean To Be A Rebel.
[Cash:]
No The Real Ones Never Do.
[Nelson:]
They Are Born Apart From Ordinary Men.

[All:]
And Somewhere He Is Smilin',
On Those Who Sanctify Him.
But Would They Not Recognize Him,
If He Came Back Again?

[Jennings:]
But It's An Old, Familiar Story.
[Kristofferson:]
But It's A Damn Shame Nonetheless.
[Nelson:]
They Don't Forgive His Kind,
[Cash:]
Until They Lay Them Down To Rest.

[All:]
And Somewhere He Is Smilin',
On Those Who Idolize Him.
But Would They Not Recognize Him,
If He Came Back Again?

If He Came Back Again?

[Cash Attempts To Sing The Last Line Again And That Seems To Be Wrong And Very Funny To Everyone.]