For the 1964 album, see I Walk the Line . For the 1970 soundtrack album, see I Walk the Line . For the movie, see Walk the Line "I Walk the Line" is a song written by Johnny Cash and recorded in 1956. A 1970 [LINK: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065874/] movie of the same name, starring Gregory Peck, featured a soundtrack of Johnny Cash songs including the title song. In 2005 Walk the Line was produced starring Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter, directed by James Mangold. Song The song is about Cash staying faithful to his wife at the time, Vivian despite being on the road: I find it very, very easy to be trueI find myself alone when each day is throughYes, I'll admit that I'm a fool for youBecause you're mine/I walk the line Cash scored his first number one hit with the song and it is the sou