She Made My Day - Willie Nelson

She Made My Day - Willie Nelson

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Last Man Standing, 2018

written by Willie Nelson and Buddy Cannon

In the old tradition of country classics like "Once a Day," this lost-love song is built around wordplay and ironic juxtapositions: "Well, she made my day / But it ruined my life."  The lyric features the same kind of witty, tongue-in-cheek mixture of wry regret and stoicism: "We were gettin' along just fine, just me and me / We understood each other perfectly / Then I let my guard down and there she was / Well I guess that's stupid is as stupid does."  It's a simple and pleasant number that fits the template that the then-84-year-old Nelson could toss of in his sleep.