Gary Allan - What Would Willie Do Lyrics
I was lost in trouble and strife, I heard a voice and it changed my lifeAnd now it's a brand new day, and I ain't afraid to sayYou're not alone when you're down and outAnd I think you know who I'm talking aboutWhen I don't know how I'll get throughI ask myself what would Willie doWhat would Willie do, well he'd travel so far with nothing but a song and his old guitarAnd a tour bus and some semi-trucks, thirty crew men and a little bit of luckWell he loves all the people, the ugly and the randyIf you don't believe me take a look at the familyAnd they'll tell you that it's trueWhen skies are gray what would Willie doWell long ago he came unto us, his words were simple but they went right through usAnd the whole world sang along, but then they didn't want to hear his songsHe was gone and we thought we'd lost himBut he grew his hair and he moved to AustinAnd all of the people smiled, they came to hear him sing from milesLike a miracle all those rednecks and hippiesFrom New York City down to MississippiStood together and raised a brewWhen it's all gone wrong what would Willie doYou know sometimes I wonder when I ain't gettin' nowhereWhat would old Willie do when it all gets too much to bearAnd I can see him on his lonely old tour busAnd he's got his problems just like any of usWell he'd just take a deep breath and then he'd let it all goAnd he'd take another deep breath and let it all goAnd he'd take another deep breath...and he'd hold itAh and I bet he'd feel hungry in a way that seems strangeYeah hungry for all the things that he just can't changeLike the time he passed out in is own bedroomAnd his wife sewed him up in the sheets and beat him with a broom and he forgave herAnd you think that's rough, well then the IRS came and they took away all of his stuffThey took his golf course and his recording studio, and he just went out and did another showSo when it's all coming down on youYou better ask yourself what would Willie doWhat would Willie do, well he'd take a little timeAnd talk to old rooser as he'd drive on down the lineAnd there's millions down that road, and with a word he's gonna lighten their loadHe loves all the people no matter their racesHell he even had a hit country song with Julio IglesiasAnd that ain't easy to do, so when it's all too much, what would WillieWhen the game gets tough what would WillieWhen they call your bluff what would Willie do
