What Would Willie Do

(Sang)
 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 afraid to say.
 You're not alone when you're down and out
 And I think you know who I'm talking about
 When I don't know how I'll get through
 I ask myself what would Willie do?
 What would Willie do,
 Well, he'd travel so far
 With nothing but a song and his old guitar
 And a tour bus and some semi-trucks,
 Thirty crew men and a little bit of luck
 Well, he loves all the people, the ugly and the randy
 If you don't believe me take a look at the family
 And they'll tell you that it's true
 When skies are gray what would Willie do?
 Well, long ago when 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 grew his hair and he moved to Austin
 And all of the people smiled,
 They came to hear him sing from miles
 Like a miracle all those rednecks and hippies
 From New York City down to Mississippi
 Stood together and raised a brew
 When it's all gone wrong what would Willie do?
 (Spoken)
 You know sometimes I wonder
 When I ain't gettin' nowhere
 What would old Willie do
 When it all gets too much to bear
 And I can see him on his lonely old tour bus
 And he's got his problems just like any of us
 Well, he'd just take a deep breath
 And then he'd let it all go
 And he'd take another deep breath and let it all go
 And he'd take another deep breath, and he'd hold it
 Ah, and I bet he'd feel hungry
 In a way that seems strange
 Yeah hungry, for all the things that he just can't change
 Like the time he passed out in is own bedroom
 And his wife sewed him up in the sheets
 And beat him with a broom, and he forgave her
 And you think that's rough,
 Well, then the IRS came and they took away all of his stuff
 They took his golf course and his recording studio,
 And he just went out and did another show.
 (Sang)
 So when it's all coming down on you
 You better ask yourself what would Willie do?
 What would Willie do,
 Well, he'd take a little time
 And talk to old rooster
 As he'd drive on down the line
 And 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 had a hit country song with Julio Iglesias
 And that ain't easy to do, so when it's all too much,
 What would Willie
 When the game gets tough what would Willie
 When they call your bluff what would Willie do?.