And we all believed
Dan kita semua percaya
And when he would finish
Dan kapan dia akan selesai
We’d ask the old cowboy
Kami akan meminta koboi tua itu
To tell ’em again
Mengenalinya lagi

You could almost hear
Anda hampir bisa mendengar
Those prairie winds blowing
Angin padang rumput itu bertiup
His saddle a creakin’
Pelana nya sebuah creakin ‘
‘neath his old faded jeans
Dia mengenakan celana jins tua yang pudar

You could taste the dry dust
Anda bisa mencicipi debu kering
From the trail he was ridin’
Dari jejak dia diasingkan ‘
As he sat there and painted
Saat dia duduk di sana dan melukis
Those west texas scenes
Pemandangan texas barat itu

And the grown-ups would tell us
Dan orang-orang dewasa akan memberi tahu kita
You boys keep yer distance
Kalian anak laki-laki menjaga jarak
That old man’s just telling you lies
Orang tua itu hanya mengatakan kebohongan
But to all of us kids
Tapi untuk kita semua anak-anak
Cowboy Bill was a hero
Bill koboi adalah pahlawan
Just as true
Sama seperti benar
As the blue texas sky.
Seperti langit biru texas.

He told of a time
Dia menceritakan suatu saat
When he rode with the rangers
Saat dia berkuda dengan penjaga hutan
Down on the pecos
Turun di pecos
And he saved the day
Dan dia menyelamatkan hari itu

Outnumbered by plenty
Kalah jumlah banyak
They were almost to cover
Mereka hampir tutup
With 30 banditos
Dengan 30 banditos
Headed their way
Menuju jalan mereka

He looked back just in time
Dia kembali menengok tepat pada waktunya
To see a horse stumble
Melihat kuda tersandung
The captain went down
Kapten turun
And Bill pulled up on his reigns
Dan Bill berhenti di masa pemerintahannya

Through a flurry of bullets
Melalui serbuan peluru
He rescued the captain
Dia berhasil menyelamatkan sang kapten
They rode for the sunset
Mereka naik untuk matahari terbenam
Just the story remains
Sekadar cerita tetap ada

And the grown-ups would tell us
Dan orang-orang dewasa akan memberi tahu kita
You boys keep yer distance
Kalian anak laki-laki menjaga jarak
That old man’s just telling you lies
Orang tua itu hanya mengatakan kebohongan
But to all of us kids
Tapi untuk kita semua anak-anak
Cowboy Bill was a hero
Bill koboi adalah pahlawan
Just as true
Sama seperti benar
As the blue texas sky.
Seperti langit biru texas.

Well I still remember
Yah aku masih ingat
The day that it happened
Hari itu terjadi
We waited and we waited
Kami menunggu dan kami menunggu
But Bill never showed
Tapi Bill tidak pernah menunjukkannya

The folks at the feed store
Orang-orang di toko pakan
Said they hadn’t seen him
Katanya mereka tidak melihatnya
So we set out for his place
Jadi kami berangkat ke tempatnya
Down on old grist mill road
Turun di jalan pabrik gandum tua

And we cried when we found him
Dan kami menangis saat kami menemukannya
Lying there with his memories
Berbaring di sana dengan kenangannya
The old trunk wide open
Batang tua itu terbuka lebar
Things scattered about
Hal-hal yang berserakan

He was clutching a badge
Dia mencengkeram lencana
That said Texas Rangers
Itu kata Texas Rangers
And an old yeller letter
Dan surat yeller tua
Said “Texas is Proud”
Kata “Texas Bangga”

And the grown-ups that told us
Dan orang-orang dewasa yang memberitahu kami
You boys keep yer distance
Kalian anak laki-laki menjaga jarak
That old man’s just telling you lies
Orang tua itu hanya mengatakan kebohongan
Now… they’re all saying
Sekarang … mereka semua berkata
Cowboy Bill was a hero
Bill koboi adalah pahlawan
Just as true
Sama seperti benar
As the blue texas sky.
Seperti langit biru texas.

Just as true
Sama seperti benar
As the blue texas sky.
Seperti langit biru texas.