On New Song, Willie Nelson Declares He's 'Still Not Dead'

Addressing hoax rumors, Willie Nelson warbles about his mortality on the whimsical "Still Not Dead" from his latest album, God's Problem Child.

I woke up still not dead again today
The Internet said I had passed away
But if I died I wasn't dead to stay
I woke up still not dead again today

I woke up still not dead again today
The gardener did not find me that a way
You can't believe a word that people say
I woke up still not dead again today

I run up and down the road making music as I go
They say my pace would kill the normal man
But I've never been accused of being normal anyway
I woke up still not dead again today

I woke up still not dead again today
The news said I was gone to my dismay
Don't bury me, I've got a show to play
I woke up still not dead again today

Last night I had a dream that I died twice yesterday
I woke up still not dead again today

Nelson turns 84 on Apr. 29!

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