Allan Gary What Would Willie Do Lyrics

What Would Willie Do Lyrics

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 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

 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