She Woke Up My Willie

I was playin' a gig at a local bar when a good-hearted woman walked in

Her pale blue eyes had been cryin' in the rain, so I played her some Highwaymen

She walked on over during Bobby McGee, whispered, help me make it through the night

She was an angel flyin' too close to the ground, now she's always on my mind

She woke up my Willie, she woke up my Willie, ooh, to all the girls I've loved before and then

on the road again

My heroes have always been cowboys, there's always one more song to write

I'll drink me a whiskey river, she'll drink yesterday's wine

Now the last thing I needed first thing in the morning was to ask her to ride me back

home

But she said, you got the money, I got the time, I'll be everywhere you go

She was a red-headed stranger, loved shotgun Willie and livin' in the promised land

I can't help it, I let my mind wander, I'm just a good-timin' man

And she woke up my Willie, she woke up my Willie, ooohh, to all the girls I've loved before

and then on the road again

My heroes have always been cowboys, there's always one more song to write

I'll drink me a whiskey river, she'll drink yesterday's wine

It's funny how time slips away and any old arms won't do

Around the Mendocino County line, she asked, is it wrong if I love you

I said, oh, shit

Both hands on the wheel, feelin' a little ashamed, almost across the borderline

I sang, mama, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys, with Georgia on my mind

And she woke up my Willie, she woke up my Willie, oohhh, to all the girls I've loved before

and then on the road again

My heroes have always been cowboys, there's always one more song to write

I'll drink me a whiskey river, she'll drink yesterday's wine