Willies Road

 
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On the day that I left Nashville in the dust 
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I thought I'd laid my final dream to rest 
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Then I picked up a trail that I can trust 
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Turns out Willie really does know best 
 

 
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Now I'm rollin' down the road that Willie paved 
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Livin' for my music, and those moments on the stage 
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Singin' the truth and livin' free, like I was born to be 
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Rollin' down the road that Willie paved 
 

 
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Like a country music Johnny Appleseed 
                                      
He spread his love of music near and far 
     
The cowboys and the hippies all agreed 
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Willie Nelson sure had a way with that guitar 
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Life he loves is makin' music with his friends 
                                         
And I have to say, I know just how that feels 

When that song comes on, I always grin 
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And sing along with the spinnin' of the wheels 
 

 
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'Cause we're rollin' down the road that Willie paved 
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Livin' for my music, and those moments on the stage 
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I don't know where it's all headed, but I never have regretted 
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Rollin' down the road that Willie paved  


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Sometimes it's almost like he was just there 
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I even caught a whiff of funny smellin' smoke upon the air 
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There's a faded poster hangin' up backstage 
                                            
From a night that Willie played here long ago 

In that picture, he will never age 
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Just like all his classic songs, that never will grow old 
 

 
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And we're rollin' down the road that Willie paved 
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Pourin' out our hearts in every smoky bar on stage 
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Heaven knows that it ain't perfect, but I'd have to say it's worth it 
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Rollin' down the road that Willie paved 
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Billy Bob's and JT floors, you know we've played them all 
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Rollin' down the road that Willie paved 
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We ought to buy an old silver eagle and fill it up on biodiesel 
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Rollin' down the road that Willie paved 
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Gee, someday we might get rich if we can keep it out of the ditch 
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Rollin' down the road that Willie paved 
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When you play it Willie style, the crowd always goes Willie wild 
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Rollin' down the road that Willie paved 
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Everything in Texas is bigger, like the legend of Willie and trigger 
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Rollin' down the road that Willie paved 
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You know I could keep this up forever, one more time boys all together 
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Rollin' down the road that Willie paved thank you, Willie