I was lost in trouble and strife, I heard a voice and it changed my life
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And now it's a brand new day, and I ain't afraid to say
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You're not alone when you're down and out
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And I think you know who I'm talking about
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When I don't know how I'll get through
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I ask myself what would Willie do
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What would Willie do, well he'd travel so far with nothing but a song and his old guitar
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And a tour bus and some semi-trucks, thirty crew men and a little bit of luck
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Well he loves all the people, the ugly and the randy
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If you don't believe me take a look at the family
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And they'll tell you that it's true
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When skies are gray what would Willie do
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Well long ago he came unto us, his words were simple but they went right through us
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And the whole world sang along, but then they didn't want to hear his songs
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He was gone and we thought we'd lost him
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But he grew his hair and he moved to Austin
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And all of the people smiled, they came to hear him sing from miles
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Like a miracle all those rednecks and hippies
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From New York City down to Mississippi
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Stood together and raised a brew
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When it's all gone wrong what would Willie do
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You know sometimes I wonder when I ain't gettin' nowhere
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What would old Willie do when it all gets too much to bear
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And I can see him on his lonely old tour bus
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And he's got his problems just like any of us
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Well he'd just take a deep breath and then he'd let it all go
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And he'd take another deep breath and let it all go
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And he'd take another deep breath...and he'd hold it
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Ah and I bet he'd feel hungry in a way that seems strange
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Yeah hungry for all the things that he just can't change
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Like the time he passed out in is own bedroom
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And his wife sewed him up in the sheets and beat him with a broom and he forgave her
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And you think that's rough, well then the IRS came and they took away all of his stuff
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They took his golf course and his recording studio, and he just went out and did another show
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So when it's all coming down on you
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You better ask yourself what would Willie do
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What would Willie do, well he'd take a little time
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And talk to old rooser as he'd drive on down the line
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And there's millions down that road, and with a word he's gonna lighten their load
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He loves all the people no matter their races
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Hell he even had a hit country song with Julio Iglesias
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And that ain't easy to do, so when it's all too much, what would Willie
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When the game gets tough what would Willie
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When they call your bluff what would Willie do
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What Would Willie Do
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Gary Allan |