Austin City Limits

-"ACL" presents Willie Nelson and Family.

- Whiskey River, take my mind Don't let her memory torture me Whiskey River, don't run dry You're all I got, take care of me She's a good hearted woman -And now, from downtown Austin, a special 50th anniversary celebration.

- And she loves him in spite of his ways That she don't understand Through teardrops and laughter They'll pass through this world hand-in-hand Just a good hearted woman in love with a good timin' man -The legendary Willie Nelson!

[ Cheers and applause ] - Well, the life I love is makin' music with my friends And I can't wait to get on the road again I can't wait to get on the road again The night life ain't no good life But it's my life Just a good hearted woman in love with a good timin' man 50 years.

Let's go for 50 more.

Ain't it funny How time just slips away -October 17, 1974 -- Willie Nelson and Family record the original pilot episode of "Austin City Limits."

- Whiskey River, take my mind Don't let her memory torture me Whiskey River, don't run dry You're all I got, take care of me Whiskey River, take my mind Don't let her memory torture me Whiskey River, don't run dry You're all I got, take care of me I'm drowning in a Whiskey River Bathin' my memory's mind in the wetness of its soul Feeling the amber current flowing from my mind And a warm and empty heart you left so cold Whiskey River, take my mind Don't let her memory torture me Whiskey River, don't run dry You're all I got, take care of me -And now, 50 years later to the day, Willie and Family return to make history once again.

-50 years.

[ Cheers and applause ] How about it?

Let's go for 50 more.

-Amen.

- Whiskey River, take my mind Don't let her memory torture me Whiskey River, don't run dry You're all I got, take care of me Whiskey River, take my mind Don't let her memory torture me Whiskey River, don't run dry You're all I got, take care of me I'm drowning in a whiskey river Bathin' my memory's mind in the wetness of its soul Feeling the amber current flowing from my mind And a warm and empty heart you left so cold Whiskey River, take my mind Don't let her memory torture me Whiskey River, don't run dry You're all I got, take care of me Whiskey River, take my mind Don't let her memory torture me Whiskey River, don't run dry You're all I got, take care of me [ Cheers and applause ] - Well, you can't go home if you're going by the mill The bridge washed out at the bottom of the hill Big Creek's up Little Creek's level Plow my corn with a double shovel Stay all night - We'll stay a little longer - Dance all night - Dance a little longer - Pull off your coat throw it in the corner Don't see why you don't stay a little longer - You ought to see my Blue Eyed Sally Lives away down on Shinbone Alley Number on the gate is the number on the door The next house over is the grocery store Stay all night - We'll stay a little longer - Dance all night - We'll dance a little longer - Pull off your coat, throw it in the corner Don't see why you don't stay a little longer [ Harmonica plays ] - Now grab your partner and pat her on the head If she don't like biscuits, giver her cornbread The gals around Big Creek about half grown Jump on a man like a dog on a bone You got to stay all night - We'll stay a little longer - Dance all night - We'll dance a little longer - Pull off your coat, throw it in the corner Don't see why you don't stay a little longer - You should stay all night - We'll stay a little longer - Dance all night - Dance a little longer - Pull off your coat, throw it in the corner Don't see why you don't stay a little longer - I don't see why you don't stay a little longer [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you!

"Still Is Still Moving to Me."

One, two, three, four... Still is still moving to me And I swim like a fish in the sea all the time But if that's what it takes to be free, I don't mind Still is still moving to me Still is still moving to me And it's hard to explain how I feel It won't go in words, but I know that it's real I can be moving or I can be still But still is still moving to me Still is still moving to me - Da-da-da-da, da-da-da [ Vocalizing ] - And it's hard to explain how I feel It won't go in words, but I know that it's real I can be moving or I can be still But still is still moving to me Still is still moving to me -[ Vocalizing ] - It's hard to explain how I feel It won't go in words, but I know that it's real I can be moving or I can be still But still is still moving to me Still is still moving to me Still is still moving to me Still is still moving to me [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.

[ "Bloody Mary Morning" plays ] Well, it's a bloody Mary morning Baby left me without warning sometime in the night So I'm flying down to Houston With forgetting her the nature of my flight As we taxi toward the runway Smog and haze reminding me of how I feel A country boy who's learning The pitfalls of the city are extremely real All the night life and parties Temptation and deceit the order of the day Well, it's a bloody Mary morning 'Cause I'm leaving baby somewhere in LA - And it's a bloody Mary morning Baby left me without warning sometime in the night - And I'm flying down to Houston With forgetting her the nature of my flight Well, our golden jet is airborne And Flight 50 cuts a path across the morning sky And a voice comes through the speaker Reassuring us Flight 50 is the way to fly And a hostess takes our order Coffee, tea or something stronger to start off the day Well, it's a bloody Mary morning 'Cause I'm leaving baby somewhere in LA - Well, it's a bloody Mary morning Baby left me without warning sometime in the night And I'm flying down to Houston With forgetting her the nature of my flight Yeah, I'm flying down to Houston With forgetting her the nature of my flight [ Cheers and applause ] Alright.

Well, hello, there.

[ Cheers and applause ] My, it's been a long, long time.

How am I doin'?

Oh, I guess that I'm doin' fine It's been so long now But it seems now That it was only yesterday Gee, ain't it funny How time just slips away How's your new love?

I hope that he's doin' fine And I heard you told him That you'd love him till the end of time Now, that's the same thing That you told me And it seems like only yesterday Gee, ain't it funny How time just slips away Well, I gotta go now I guess I'll see you around But I don't know when, though 'Cause I never know when I'll be back in town But remember what I tell you That in time, you're gonna pay And it's surprising How time just slips away And I'm crazy [ Cheers and applause ] Crazy for feeling so lonely Thank you.

And I'm crazy Crazy for feeling so blue I knew You'd love me as long as you wanted And then someday You'd leave me for somebody new Worry Why do I let myself worry?

Wondering What in the world did I do?

And I' m crazy For thinking that my love could hold you Crazy for trying Crazy for crying And I'm crazy For loving you When the evenin' sun goes down You're gonna find me hangin' around The night life ain't no good life But it's my life Many people just like me Dreamin' of old used-to-be's The night life ain't no good life But it's my life Listen to the blues that they're playin' Listen to what the blues are sayin' Life is just another scene From the world of broken dreams The night life ain't no good life But it's my life The night life ain't no good life But it's my life [ Cheers and applause ] Mamas Don't let them babies grow up to be cowboys Don't let 'em pick guitars and drive 'em old trucks Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such Mamas - Don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys -I hear ya!

They'll never stay home, and they're always alone Even with someone they love Cowboys ain't easy to love, and they're harder to hold They'd rather give you a song than diamonds or gold Lone Star belt buckles and old faded Levis And each night begins a new day And if you don't understand him and he don't die young He'll probably just ride away Mamas - Don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys - Don't let 'em pick guitars and drive 'em old trucks Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such Mamas - Don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys - They'll never stay home, and they're always alone Even with someone they love Cowboys like smoky old pool rooms And clear mountain mornings Little warm puppies and children And girls of the night Them that don't know him won't like him And them that do sometimes won't know how to take him He ain't wrong, he's just different But his pride won't let him Do things to make you think he's right Mamas - Don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys - Don't let 'em pick guitars and drive 'em old trucks Make 'em be doctors and lawyers and such Mamas - Don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys - They'll never stay home, and they're always alone Even with someone they love [ Cheers and applause ] Alright.

I hear you.

And if you had not have fallen I would not have found you Angel flying too close to the ground I patched up your broken wing And hung around a while Trying to keep your spirits up And your fever down I knew someday That you would fly away For love's the greatest healer To be found Leave me if you need to I will still remember Angel flying too close to the ground Fly on Fly on past the speed of sound I'd rather see you up than see you down Leave me if you need to I will still remember Angel flying too close to the ground Leave me if you need to I will still remember Angel flying too close to the ground [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.

On the road again I can't wait to get on the road again The life I love is makin' music with my friends I can't wait to get on the road again On the road again Goin' places that I've never been Seein' things that I may never see again I can't wait to get on the road Everybody, say... On the road again Like a band of Gypsies we go down the highway We're the best of friends Insisting that the world keep turnin' our way And our way - Is on the road again - Just can't wait to get on the road again The life I love is makin' music with my friends I can't wait to get on the road again On the road again Like a band of Gypsies we go down the highway We're the best of friends Insisting that the world keep turnin' our way And our way - Is on the road again - I can't wait to get on the road again The life I love is makin' music with my friends I can't wait to get on the road again Big finish.

I can't wait to get on the road again [ Cheers and applause ] I hear ya!

Thank you very much.

Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could have And maybe I didn't treat you Quite as good as I should have If I made you feel second best Girl, I'm sorry I was blind But you were always on my mind You were always on my mind Maybe I didn't hold you All those lonely, lonely times I guess I never told you That I'm so happy that you're mine Little things I could have said and done I just never took the time But you were always on my mind You were always on my mind Tell me Tell me that your sweet love hasn't died Give me Give me one more chance To keep you satisfied I'll keep you satisfied [ Harmonica playing ] Little things I could have said and done I just never took the time You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on My mind [ Cheers and applause ] Alright.

Thank you.

Luke, "Just Outside of Austin."

- Cedar trees, the morning air The way the dew sits on her hair So peacefully below a Texas sky I think I'll leave her lying there Take a walk, I don't know where Bathin' in the sunlight in my life I hear the sound of windy leaves Summer birds are gently flowing River's creeks and pools up form the spring The music of the water on the rocks is getting louder As I walk towards whatever life may bring Just outside of Austin High as I've ever been Just outside of Austin I think I fell in love with you again I went out to play the other day The city and it's city ways A time and place for everything you'd say But I just wanna sit at home Ride my horse or write a song A little bit of weed, and I'm okay Those nights when it's just you and me Or maybe soon we could be three It ain't so bad a place to raise a kid Or maybe we should wait a while No need to hurry nothing I'm just saying I'd be happy if we did Just outside of Austin High as I've ever been Just outside of Austin I think I fell in love with you again Just outside of Austin High as I've ever been Just outside of Austin I think I fell in love with you again I think I fell in love With you again [ Cheers and applause ] - Georgia Georgia The whole day through Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia On my mind I said Georgia Georgia A song of you Comes as sweet and clear As moonlight through the pines Other arms reach out for me Other eyes smile tenderly Still In peaceful dreams I see The road leads back to you Georgia Georgia No peace I find And just an old sweet song Keeps Georgia On my mind [ Harmonica playing ] [ Cheers and applause ] Georgia No peace I find And just an old sweet song keeps Georgia On my mind And just an old sweet song Keeps Georgia on my mind On my mind On my mind On my mind [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you!

Here's a song me and Waylon Jennings wrote one night.

A long time forgotten The dreams that just fell by the way And the good life he promised Ain't what she's living today But she never complains Of the bad times or the bad things he's done She just talks about the good times they've had And all the good times to come - She's a good hearted woman In love with a good timin' man And she loves him in spite of his ways That she don't understand Through teardrops and laughter They'll pass through this world hand-in-hand Just a good hearted woman In love with a good timin' man [ Harmonica playing ] - He likes the night life and the bright lights And his good timin' friends And when the party's all over She'll welcome him back home again Lord knows she don't understand him But she does the best she can - This good hearted woman In love with a good timin' man She's a good hearted woman In love with a good timin' man And she loves him in spite of his ways That she don't understand And through teardrops and laughter They'll pass through this world hand-in-hand Just a good hearted woman In love with a good timin' man [ Cheers and applause ] -Alright.

I'm the last leaf on the tree The autumn took the rest But it won't take me I'm the last leaf on the tree When the autumn wind blows They're already gone They flutter to the ground They just can't hang on Nothing in this world that I ain't seen And I greet all the new ones That are coming in green But I'm the last leaf on the tree The autumn took the rest But they won't take me I'm the last leaf on the tree They say I got staying power Here on this tree But I've been here since Eisenhower And I've outlived even he I'm the last leaf on the tree The autumn took the rest But they won't take me I'm the last leaf on the tree I fight off the snow I fight off the hail Nothing makes me go I'm like some vestigial tail I'll be here through eternity If you wanna know how long If they cut down this tree I'll come back in a song [ Cheers and applause ] I'm the last leaf on the tree The autumn took the rest But they won't take me I'm the last leaf on the tree I'm the last leaf on the tree I'm the last leaf on the tree [ Cheers and applause ] Alright.

Thank you very much.

I hear ya.

Thank you.

Roll me up and smoke me when I die And if anyone don't like it, just look 'em in the eye I didn't come here, and I ain't leavin' So don't sit around and cry Just roll me up and smoke me when I die Now, you won't see no sad and teary eyes - No teary eyes - When I get my wings and it's my time to fly - My time to fly - Call my friends and tell them there's a party, come on by - Roll me up and smoke me when I die [ Harmonica playing ] - Take me out and build a roaring fire - A roaring fire - Roll me in the flames for about an hour - About an hour - Take me out and twist me up and point me toward the sky Just roll me up and smoke me when I die Roll me up and smoke me when I die And if anyone don't like it, just look 'em in the eye I didn't come here, and I ain't leavin' So don't sit around and cry Just roll me up and smoke me when I die I didn't come here, and I ain't leavin' So don't sit around and cry Roll me up and smoke me when I die [ Cheers and applause ] Asleep at the Wheel, thank y'all very much.

[ Cheers and applause ] All y'all, thank y'all for coming out and makin' this a good one.

50 years.

Let's go for 50 more.

Thank you very much.

[ Cheers and applause ] Turn out the lights The party's over They say that all good things must end Call it a night The party's over And tomorrow starts the same old thing again What a crazy, crazy party Never seen so many people Laughing, dancing, look at you, you're having fun [ Cheers and applause ] But look at me, I'm almost crying But that don't keep her love from dying 'Cause for me The party's over Turn out the lights The party's over They say that all good things must end Call it a night The party's over And tomorrow starts the same old thing again Once I had a love undying Didn't keep it, wasn't trying Life for me was just one party and then another Broke her heart so many times I had to have my party wife Then one night she said, "Sweetheart The party's over" Turn out the lights The party's over They say that all good things must end Call it a night The party's over And tomorrow starts the same old thing again And tomorrow starts the same old thing again Alright.

Thank you.

[ Cheers and applause ] Turn out the lights The party's over They say that all good things must end Call it a night The party's over And tomorrow starts the same old thing again And tomorrow starts the same old thing again [ Cheers and applause ] - The night life ain't no good life But it's my life Many people just like me Dreamin' of old used-to-be's The night life ain't no good life But it's my life