Weekend Willie Nelson

Weekend Willie Nelson by J. K. Coltrain

Friday night has come again I load up my car
Spend two hours on the road to find a run down country bar
Smoke is thick the lights are dim as I play my guitar
All the nameless faces they don’t care who you are

I’m just a weekend Willie Nelson in a one night country band
All my songs been sung before and my guitar is second hand
It makes a long long lonely night when they don’t know who you are
I’m a weekend Willie Nelson I’m reaching for a star

We play some slow we play some fast we play some new some old
Try to tell the story someone else has told
They don’t catch the meaning and they don’t hear what I say
With the amplifier’s ringing I just start to drift away

I’m just a weekend Willie Nelson in a one night country band
All my songs been sung before and my guitar is second hand
It makes a long long lonely night when they don’t know who you are
I’m a weekend Willie Nelson I’m reaching for a star

When the night is over I’ve made the long trip home
I see my wife and family and wonder why I roam
The clock goes off in the morning I’ll be back at nine to five
It’s that weekend Willie Nelson that’s keeping me alive

I’m just a weekend Willie Nelson in a one night country band
All my songs been sung before my guitar is second hand
It makes a long long lonely night when the crowd knows who you are
I’m a weekend Willie Nelson for one night I’m a star
It makes a long long lonely night when the crowd knows who you are
I’m a weekend Willie Nelson and for one night I’m a star
I’m a weekend Willie Nelson one night I’m a star

ã2006 Tim Schneeberger