For Willie Nelson, the autumn of life is colorful [View all]

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CBS NEWS July 16, 2017, 10:24 AM

For Willie Nelson, the autumn of life is colorful

Willie Nelson has been "On the Road Again" -- and again and again -- ever since he released that song back in 1980. And a song on his newest album proves he has no intention of hanging it up any time soon, a point he underscores to our Bob Schieffer, For The Record (An earlier version of this story was originally broadcast on April 2, 2017):

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

"Now, how in the world do you come up with that song?" Schieffer asked.

"Oh, I don't know -- I've been killed several times throughout the years!" Nelson laughed. "And so I just thought I'd write something funny about it."

The interview is wonderful. I almost put on a pair of cowboy boots to watch it. I felt left out.

I'll see if I can link to it.

ETA: like this:

ETA, Tuesday, July 25: CBS took down the video.