Willie Got There First (feat. Seth Avett & Scott Avett)

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Asleep at the Wheel

Asleep at the Wheel is an American country music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia, but based in Austin, Texas. Altogether, they have won nine Grammy Awards since their 1970 inception. In their career, they have released more than twenty studio albums, and have charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard country charts. Their highest-charting single, "The Letter That Johnny Walker Read", peaked at No. 10 in 1975. more »

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Well it struck me how cold the rain was
But I didn't look for cover at all 
I just stood there face to face with my love 
Watching her teardrops fall 

And as sad as it was, her blue eyes inspired me 
And switched on a light in my mind
And when she was gone, I wrote down a song
To claim the moment as mine

But Willie got there first
Put heartache and heartbreak into a verse
Like an alchemist turning his sorrow to gold
Lyrics like mapsfor a soul 
Eloquent truth in a common man's words
I had such a good idea for a song
But Willie got there first 

Well the phases and stages of life they were changing
And I was sure changing too 
Rivers of whiskey and bloody Mary mornings
Were causing my plans to fall through

But when I was down, I met me an angel
Flying too close to the ground 
We rose up together, the victory moved me
To make a musical sound

But Willie got there first
Put falling in love to a beautiful verse
Like the brushstrokes of a renaissance master so bold
Still lifes of coal, black and gold
Breathtaking countryside, landscapes of words
I had such a good idea for a song
But Willie got there first 

The rhymes were already written 
The rhythm laid down by the band 
The melodies already been brought to life by the piano player's right hand
Bobbie, play it pretty. Lead that harp solo in, 
And Mickey take us home one more time 
Then let's get on the road again 

Well I'm crazy for feeling so lonely 
With my family and so many friends
I know how it is with life as with love 
When one ends, another begins

Look, well you must be tougher than leather
But tender as a babe in a manger
Let's lift up a glass of yesterday's wine
And cheers to the red headed stranger

Cause Willie got there first
Fit God and the devil into the same verse
Like a preacher man letting his sermon unfold
A tune like a cure for the soul 
The truth in a cowboy's words I had such a good idea for a song
But Willie got there first 

Willie got there first

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