Driving Through Texas with Willie Nelson

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Driving through Texas with Willie Nelson
I've got no boots, I've got no Stetson
Just me and Willie in a rental car
On a four hour drive, we haven't gone too far

Driving 290 on our way to Austin
Me, I'm no cowboy, born and raised in Boston
Down here on another boring business trip
Taking orders from my boss and biting my lip

But when Willie sings he takes me away to some other place
Riding high on the range with a hot Texas wind blowing in my face
When Willie sings we're Pancho and Lefty and we're riding free
And it makes me wonder how Texas used to be

Willie says to look for a roadside cantina
He'd like to get a drink with a sweet senorita
But there's nothing but cows and pickup trucks
I say "Hey Willie, man, you're out of luck"

Driving through a town off the interstate
Starbucks, McDonalds, Motel Super 8
Where the hell did all the honky tonks go?
Replaced by a Walmart and a Home Depot

But when Willie sings he takes me away to some other place
Riding high on the range with a hot Texas wind blowing in my face
When Willie sings we're Pancho and Lefty and we're riding free
And it makes me wonder how Texas used to be

Willie tells the story of how Pancho died
And how Lefty betrayed him and then withdrew inside
I guess cowboys and outlaws never fade away
They still haunt the trails around this dusty highway

Just outside of Austin and it's getting late
As darkness descends over the Lone Star State
I'm in my hotel room trying to catch up on work
And Willie's onstage somewhere in Gatlinburg

And when Willie sings he takes me away to some other place
Riding high on the range with a hot Texas wind blowing in my face
When Willie sings we're Pancho and Lefty and we're riding free
And it makes me wonder how Texas used to be

Driving through Texas with Willie Nelson

Copyright 2010

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[KarenAnneIam]

Tedd I just love this song, it reminds me of days spent listening to Willie on the radio driving my ol Mercedes to Austin to visit friends, going to the lake and looking forward to seeing Willie play his next gig..... at a local club or even the Downtown Austin Ford Dealership...playing in the new Ford models........beautiful...

[SandyHarfe]

Thank you for the song and thank you for sharing it.

[LFC1255]

Willie would be proud of this song. I give it thumbs up !!!

[Davena61]

I like this. nice voice

[peytonsurdaddy]

Very nice. I like it a lot.



[kkchamb]

Great song Ted; thanks!!!

[cjoey39]

Hi Ted! Thanks for the share! Very good man!! Joey Vaughan "World Blues Attack"

[willie561000]

Hi Tedd, i have only jusy found your link to this song. thankyou for sending it to me.I really enjoyed it. Anything about Willie is great. I am trying to collect all of his cd.s. I have only got just over 105 now but working on it. Thanks again.

[jackieblue63]

Very nice

[carlvirden]

I am a Willie fan and I really enjoyed this song. Thanks for letting me know about it on Facebook, Tedd. By the way, it's now one of my "favorited videos" on youtube.