American Masters

Cheers and applause

Nelson

I was a highwayman Along the coach roads I did ride Well, I had three of my favorite people out there. I loved them all like brothers. We all got along good together. And we had fun together, we made a movie together. We toured the world a couple of times. It was just some of the best times of my life. The bastards hung me in the spring of '25 But I am still alive

Kristofferson

I was a sailor I was born upon the tide

Colter

These were the icons of American music, not just country -- popular American music, you know? They had built empires of their own.

Kristofferson

I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow And when the yards broke off, they said that I got killed For me, it was heaven. I was up there on the stage with my heroes -- the people that I worshipped.

Jennings

I was a dam builder Across the river deep and wide Where steel and water did collide A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound But I am still around Always be around and round and round

Stuart

The thing that was worth the price of admission was to see those four characters walk out onstage. It's been said before -- It truly was the Mount Rushmore of country music. It was special.

Cash

I fly a starship across the universe divide And when I reach the other side I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can Perhaps I may become a highwayman again Or I may simply be a single drop of rain But I will remain And I'll be back again and again and again and again And again and again and again

Kristofferson

We did nothing we didn't want to do. And we stood up for things we believed in, you know? And it was a beautiful life that way.

All

On the road again