[Verse 1]
Well he smokes a lot of weed, writes a lot of songs
Played a lot of gigs and he's still going strong
He never cut a corner on a chorus or a verse
And Dylan calls him up when he's lost for words
I heard a lazy journalist once called him an outlaw
They didn't know that he invented the genre
He likes to play his country with a healthy slice of blues
He taught Nashville a thing or two

[Chorus]
I wanna live my life like Willie Nelson
And that's why I'm heading on the road again
Making all the difficult things simple
Making all the simple things sound sad
So if you'vе got a pocket full of sorrow
Or some troubles that you'rе going through
Roll a joint, take a toke
Head out on the highway
And ask yourself 'What would Willie do?'

[Verse 2]
He stands up for what is right and he cares about the world
He ran a tour bus on vegetable oil
He understood that everything revolves around a farmer
And maybe that's why he grows his own marijuana
And yeah he can be reckless, he's spent a lot of cash
Don't even mention the IRS
But talking about Cash, he counted Johnny as a friend
He shared a band and a joke with him
[Chorus]
I wanna live my life like Willie Nelson
And that's why I'm heading on the road again
Making all the difficult things simple
Making all the simple things sound sad
So if you've got a pocket full of sorrow
Or some troubles that you're going through
Roll a joint, take a toke
And head out on the highway
Then ask yourself 'What would Willie do?'
And ask yourself 'What would Willie do?'