What Would Willie Do?

I was lost, in trouble and strife

I heard a voice and it changed my life

And now it's a brand new day,

And I ain't ashamed to say

You're not alone, when you're down and out

I think you know who I'm talkin' about

When I don't know how 'll get through

I ask myself, what would Willie do?

Long ago, he came unto us

His words were simple,

But they went right through us

And the whole world sang along,

But then they didn't want to hear his songs

He was gone, and we thought we'd lost him

But he'd just grew his hair and moved to Austin

And all of the people smiled

They came to hear him sing from miles

And like a miracle all the rednecks and the hippies,

From New York city down to Mississippi

Stood together and raised a brew

When your skies are grey,

What would Willie do?

You know sometimes I wonder,

When I ain't gettin' nowhere

What would Willie do,

When things get too much to bear

I can see him sittin' on his lonely old bus

And he's got his problems just like any of us

I bet he'd just take a deep breath,

And he'd let 'em all go

And then he'd take another deep breath,

And he'd let 'em all go

And then he'd take another deep breath,

And he'd hold it

And then I bet he'd feel hungry,

In a way that seems strange

Yes hungry, for all the things he just can't change

Like the time he passed out in his own bedroom

And his ex-wife sewed him up in the sheet,

And she beat him with a broom,

And he forgave her

And you think that that's rough,

Then the IRS came and they took away all his stuff

They took his golf course and his recording studio

And he just went on out and did another show

So when it's all coming down on you

I think you'd better ask yourself,

What would Willie do?

What would Willie do, when it's all gone wrong

The answer is in the words of a sad country song

There's millions down that road,

And with a word he's gonna lighten their load

He loves all the people, the rank and the randy

If you don't believe it, take a look at the family

They'll tell you that it's true

When it's all gone wrong, what would Willie do?

What would Willie do, he'd take a little time

And talk to old Rooster as they drive on down the line

There's millions down that road,

And with a word he's gonna lighten their load

He loves all the people no matter their races

Hell he even made a hit country song with Julio Iglesias

And that ain't easy to do

When it's all too much

When the game gets rough

When they call your bluff

What would Willie do?