When Willie's Gone Songtext
von Adam Harvey

He′s always been there with me, every mile out on the road
Me, I did the driving, Willie, he sang on the radio
Oh, you love him, or you hate him, but a hundred million records can't be wrong
Whisky river will never be the same, when Willie′s gone

The red-headed stranger lived the life that's written in his songs
He's the last of the outlaws, and even though his music will live on
I wonder how the world is gonna be
And what′s country music gonna mean?
And who′s gonna smoke all of the weed
When Willie's gone?


A young man in Atlanta, standing in the pouring rain
I travelled half-way ′round the world, just to watch old Willie play
I was feeling cold and lonesome, when he sang "Always On My Mind"
And I thought about you home all alone, with tears in my eyes

The red-headed stranger lived the life that's written in his songs
He′s the last of the outlaws, and even though his music will live on
I wonder how the world is gonna be
And what's country music gonna mean?
And who′s gonna smoke all of the weed
When Willie's gone?
Oh, Bill Chambers is gonna have to smoke all the weed

Oh, the red-headed stranger lived the life that's written in his songs
He′s the last of the outlaws, and even though his music will live on
I wonder how the world is gonna be
And what′s country music gonna mean?
And who's gonna smoke all of the weed
When Willie′s gone?