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 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

You know sometimes I wonder when I ain't gettin'
nowhere What would old Willie do when it all gets
Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/WQ8too 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 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 rooser 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