Willie's Road - Zane Williams

On the day that I left Nashville in the dust

I thought I’d laid my final dream to rest

Then I picked up a trail that I can trust

Turns out Willie really does know best

Now I’m rollin' down the road that Willie paved

Livin' for my music, and those moments on the stage

Singin' the truth and livin' free, like I was born to be

Rollin' down the road that Willie paved

Like a country music Johnny Appleseed

He spread his love of music near and far

The cowboys and the hippies all agreed

Willie Nelson sure had a way with that guitar

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

And sing along with the spinnin' of the wheels

'Cause we’re rollin' down the road that Willie paved

Livin' for my music, and those moments on the stage

I don’t know where it’s all headed, but I never have regretted

Rollin' down the road that Willie paved

Sometimes it’s almost like he was just there

I even caught a whiff of funny smellin' smoke upon the air

There’s a faded poster hangin' up backstage

From a night that Willie played here long ago

In that picture, he will never age

Just like all his classic songs, that never will grow old

And we’re rollin' down the road that Willie paved

Pourin' out our hearts in every smoky bar onstage

Heaven knows that it ain’t perfect, but I’d have to say it’s worth it

Rollin' down the road that Willie paved

Billy Bob’s and JT floors, you know we’ve played them all

Rollin' down the road that Willie paved

We ought to buy an old silver eagle and fill it up on biodiesel

Rollin' down the road that Willie paved

Gee, someday we might get rich if we can keep it out of the ditch

Rollin' down the road that Willie paved

When you play it Willie style, the crowd always goes Willie wild

Rollin' down the road that Willie paved

Everything in Texas is bigger, like the legend of Willie and trigger

Rollin' down the road that Willie paved

You know I could keep this up forever, one more time boys all together

Rollin' down the road that Willie paved

Thank you, Willie