I did get my hat back, for those of you askin' 🤣 There's some lyrics and chords below. The lyrics change every time I sing it, so there's that. Hope you make it your own, for real, with your own adventures. Steal anything you want.
1 of the farmhands that worked for my aunt & uncle lost his hat riding in the back of their farm truck riding between their plots of land(they have 2 plots of land ~2 mi. apart) & jogged back down the road to grab it. He was gone a good 5-10 minutes, but came back with the hat on his head.
"Yeah, I'm public park patron, library sleuth, a thrift store drifter of western suits, I'm wringing out three cords and the truth like the washrag on the bar!" soo good
There are so many awesome lines in this song a person could spend hours dissecting and discussing them. The first time I heard it I knew I would need to listen to it many more times. Imagine my horror and dismay when I could not find it available but I went to his website and placed an indie gogo preorder. To be honest Willi, you have too much merch and good stuff in your bundle. Either that or the prices are a bit low. Anyway I am wishing you all the best and look forward to hearing all these tunes!
But did he fall? The whole video was one continuous shot except one part where they cut to a distant shot of the van traveling. I thought that was strange.
Love Willi and love that your channel introduced him to me. This one must've been hard to film audio-wise. Lyrics and chords below folks, have fun, I hope I've got everything right, unsure about some lines.. D tuning (2 half steps down) and Capo on 2. You can also play it in standard tuning without Capo if you like. When switching from C to D, he sometimes plays a C# in between, sliding the C chord up one fret. The last verses, he switches from a classic D shape to 554x4x Intro G C D G Verses G C D G D / G C D G D Chorus G C D G D / G C D G [Intro] [Verse 1] Well I quit my job making minimum wage Looked fairly well twice and acted half my age I'm looking for somewhere that can handle the rage A young man on the run With rarely paid taxes and shitty insurance A glove box full of summons and warrants A finely tuned wish things were that weren't You could say I was looking for fun [Verse 2] So I bought an old one red Dodge Ram Bought two pints of whiskey and a thiry of hams Now I'm peeing in bottles and eating from cans But you can't call me homeless friends cause I live in a van [Chorus] They call it the van life, I've been told this It's a fine life, I've been sold this It's a fine line between having to and choosing it Let's roll up, let's blow this [Verse 3] Well the 7-Elevens are sure bellyache I subsist on a mere wake and bake Tell if they got to Chicago's lake Sir I'll take your biggest queso And all the girls from Chicamauga to Passamaquoddy Speak enviously of my rusty body This whole van might just be a Bugatti The way I get it from 60 to zero [Verse 4] Now I'm 60 miles afar going the northern track I'm burning rubber, no looking back Pushing that thing like a maniac I get tipped out like a stripper in singles and crack I wish someone would fund Amtrak [Chorus] Instead for now it's the van life, I've been told this It's a fine life, I've been sold this It's a fine line between having to and choosing it Let's roll up, let's blow this [Verse 5] Friends, the south of St. Louis can be a little gritty It's a far cry from Seattle's tent cities All in all life's pretty pretty From the starship enterprise Still a guy with a house and a big ol' lawn Thinks his block's too good for me to park on Bangs on my door with a letter that tells About a thousand ways he can make my life hell [Verse 6] And he's worse than the guy who put a brick through my glass And rob me blind and siphon the gas Because at least I know that guy needed it bad Oh I wish that old boy well In the meantime a cop is banging on the door Telling me I can't park here no more What do you do friends, what do you say You gotta rev up the engine and drive away [Chorus] Chalk it up to the van life, I've been told this It's a fine life, I've been sold this It's a fine line between having to and choosing it Let's roll up, let's blow this [Verse 7] Well I pull in to Charlotte to wet my whistle And they see my duds and they give a whistle I said sorry gal, you gotta pay for this gristle You got money, I got time Oh the spot on your floor is a goddamn palace The mug of Budweiser is a goddamn chalice I say to you sir without mean malice Your politics are bad [Verse 8] Oh I figure this is as low as it gets I'm blaming capitalists on the internet My sweet old folks can't seem to forget My roughly 60k in medical debt And while I'm out here trying to dumpster dive There's a bunch of rich folks eating apple pie I'd rather die on this decent ride Friends, won't you tickle my bones with cheap red wine Pour it out on the ground and just say I was a good time [Chorus] Probably on account of the van life, I've been told this It's a fine life, I've been sold this It's a fine line between having to and choosing it Let's roll up, let's blow this [Verse 9] Well we crashed all the parties, drank kegs of the foam Nicky Bob's the best yodler I've ever known We were all so lonely and never alone And kissed a thousand times Saw the bombed out buildings of Lower Ninth Street walkers living on the edge of a knife Oh trap brass music madness of life If you've never felt half alive [Verse 10] Colorado behind me, blue sky above me New Mexico mountains are so damn lovely I tried not to love her, I just couldn't fight it New York is great, I just don't like it San Antonio on up to Main Cheap Motel rooms, awful cocaine Not a crusade, not even a war Just the feeling you've been in this Waffle House before [Verse 11] Well 1 buck 90 is too much for gas I drive too slow, let anyone pass Somebody asked if I dance with their daughter I said that I would even though she was awkward I got offered 50 bucks to do something quick I might have done it for free but I don't turn tricks Say if I showed you my wallet you'd laugh at me But I drank half the craft beers in Cincinatti [Verse 12] I said girl I said damn I've been trying to reach you For the cut of your jib and you talk about Nietzsche Nobody like you in all 50 states Escept for Arkansas, Alaska, Texas, Oklahoma Possibly California [Chorus] But I just chalked that up to the many years of the van life, I've been told this It's a fine life, I've been sold this It's a fine line between having to and choosing it Let's roll up, let's blow this [Verse 13] Yeah it's a sexy kind of lifestyle for certain folks Fractal highways, friends like smoke It all goes up and you end up alone It's like the internet is your real home The call of the wild, the call of the road The endless search for a clean commode I'm a truck driver of emotional payloads Backed up on guitar [Verse 14] Yeah I'm a public park patron, a library sleuth I'm a thrift store grifter of western suits I'm wringing up three chords and the truth Like a wash rag on the bar Yeah I've been living day to day for so dang long I'm the kind of no account that you can count on I'm drunk in a millionaire's seaside cabana I'm pissed because no gas stations have bananas [Verse 15] Yeah friends every time I'm feeling down on my luck Think I might trade it in for a couple of bucks I hear some rich guy like Elon Musk Talking 'bout how some day in the near future we're all gonna have cyber trucks I think "God, life must be easy if you're one of these dang rich gentleman" [Chorus] And I'm pretty sure that I prefer the van life, I've been told this It's a fine life, I've been sold this It's a fine line between having to and choosing it Let's roll up, let's hunker down Let's gussy up, let's throw it down It's a fine line, up on time, you're behind Chug along, chug along, hidey ho The same old night the whole world over All my friends are not anachronisms And not compromised by alternative lifestyles And meritocracie's a lie Oh let's blow this
Thought for a quick second it was Nick Shoulders, but that less punk and more country mullet def belongs to Dylan Earl. Edit: also, Wlli Carlisle is an unreal, gift of a talent.
I did get my hat back, for those of you askin' 🤣
There's some lyrics and chords below. The lyrics change every time I sing it, so there's that. Hope you make it your own, for real, with your own adventures. Steal anything you want.
1 of the farmhands that worked for my aunt & uncle lost his hat riding in the back of their farm truck riding between their plots of land(they have 2 plots of land ~2 mi. apart) & jogged back down the road to grab it. He was gone a good 5-10 minutes, but came back with the hat on his head.
A lot of drunkin nights, riding on top of a car...goodtimes. (DISCLAIMER:We do not support erratic behavior) The hat survived!!!
And barely a hitch in the song and kept on going. Well played good sir. (Honestly it just added to the fun of this video)
Next time you’re coming through Fargo let me buy you a beer! 🍻
I was hopin’ !
"Yeah, I'm public park patron, library sleuth, a thrift store drifter of western suits, I'm wringing out three cords and the truth like the washrag on the bar!" soo good
Felt dumb burying that verse so deep in there 🤣. I'm grateful someone found it!
There are so many awesome lines in this song a person could spend hours dissecting and discussing them. The first time I heard it I knew I would need to listen to it many more times. Imagine my horror and dismay when I could not find it available but I went to his website and placed an indie gogo preorder. To be honest Willi, you have too much merch and good stuff in your bundle. Either that or the prices are a bit low. Anyway I am wishing you all the best and look forward to hearing all these tunes!
Best van build I've seen on TH-cam! The van comes with a rooftop mounted with a Willi Carlisle!!
This is what country/ folk music should sound like. I love it
WILLI IS ONE OF THE BEST FOLK SINGERS OUT THERE NOWADAYS
had to use capslock, to make a point
By God!!
Nick shoulder
@@dustinjohnson3463 neck and shoulders is also good
Agreed
"Sir I will take your largest queso" is quite possible the greatest blip of lyrics to ever be written.
"This old van might just be a Bugatti the way I get it from 60-0" 🤣
I just moved to arkansas, I cant wait to see Willi Carlisle and Nick Shoulders live.
The cadence of the verses remind me of “One Piece At A Time” by Johnny Cash. Great tune and performance, Willi!
No professional would let you make this music video, and that makes it worth so much more.
Original content!
I'm blaming Willi and this song for any life decisions I make in the near future
Same
This is keeping on so much. Especially at our not easy days (!). BfK. ☑🆗🎼📝🎤🎸🎵🎶🔉💯👍😘☝
💚
Me too
See ya inMontana maybe
This is absolutely phenomenal. Thank you for keeping folk music alive.
I've lived in different vans over the past 3 years or so and I have to say this is special knowing I'm not alone out here
Fuck yes, thank you Western AF for introducing me to all these fine folks.
Thoroughly entertained. Thank you.
"It's a fine line between havin' to
And choosin' it"
Very philosoficalisticish.
This channel has made me find a new love for music and this genre as a whole.
When Willie almost falls and then the hat flys off 😂😂😂 oh gosh. So fun
But did he fall? The whole video was one continuous shot except one part where they cut to a distant shot of the van traveling. I thought that was strange.
Getting boy named Sue vibes! Like honky-tonk for the millennial!
I like when his hat falls off , n they just keep Rollin lol
WILLI! There is a van load of poetry packed into this lil diddy. Unreal.
This song is amazing as someone whos lived the van life me and my dad love singing this together
"I'm drunk in a millionaire's seaside cabana, I'm pissed 'cause no gas stations have bananas"
Ween reference? :D
That's hilarious but no, not intentionally 🤣🤣
This guy is pure fire. So much talent.
I keep coming back to this. Thanks for the good tunes Willi.
Love Willi and love that your channel introduced him to me. This one must've been hard to film audio-wise. Lyrics and chords below folks, have fun, I hope I've got everything right, unsure about some lines..
D tuning (2 half steps down) and Capo on 2. You can also play it in standard tuning without Capo if you like. When switching from C to D, he sometimes plays a C# in between, sliding the C chord up one fret. The last verses, he switches from a classic D shape to 554x4x
Intro G C D G
Verses G C D G D / G C D G D
Chorus G C D G D / G C D G
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Well I quit my job making minimum wage
Looked fairly well twice and acted half my age
I'm looking for somewhere that can handle the rage
A young man on the run
With rarely paid taxes and shitty insurance
A glove box full of summons and warrants
A finely tuned wish things were that weren't
You could say I was looking for fun
[Verse 2]
So I bought an old one red Dodge Ram
Bought two pints of whiskey and a thiry of hams
Now I'm peeing in bottles and eating from cans
But you can't call me homeless friends cause I live in a van
[Chorus]
They call it the van life, I've been told this
It's a fine life, I've been sold this
It's a fine line between having to and choosing it
Let's roll up, let's blow this
[Verse 3]
Well the 7-Elevens are sure bellyache
I subsist on a mere wake and bake
Tell if they got to Chicago's lake
Sir I'll take your biggest queso
And all the girls from Chicamauga to Passamaquoddy
Speak enviously of my rusty body
This whole van might just be a Bugatti
The way I get it from 60 to zero
[Verse 4]
Now I'm 60 miles afar going the northern track
I'm burning rubber, no looking back
Pushing that thing like a maniac
I get tipped out like a stripper in singles and crack
I wish someone would fund Amtrak
[Chorus]
Instead for now it's the van life, I've been told this
It's a fine life, I've been sold this
It's a fine line between having to and choosing it
Let's roll up, let's blow this
[Verse 5]
Friends, the south of St. Louis can be a little gritty
It's a far cry from Seattle's tent cities
All in all life's pretty pretty
From the starship enterprise
Still a guy with a house and a big ol' lawn
Thinks his block's too good for me to park on
Bangs on my door with a letter that tells
About a thousand ways he can make my life hell
[Verse 6]
And he's worse than the guy who put a brick through my glass
And rob me blind and siphon the gas
Because at least I know that guy needed it bad
Oh I wish that old boy well
In the meantime a cop is banging on the door
Telling me I can't park here no more
What do you do friends, what do you say
You gotta rev up the engine and drive away
[Chorus]
Chalk it up to the van life, I've been told this
It's a fine life, I've been sold this
It's a fine line between having to and choosing it
Let's roll up, let's blow this
[Verse 7]
Well I pull in to Charlotte to wet my whistle
And they see my duds and they give a whistle
I said sorry gal, you gotta pay for this gristle
You got money, I got time
Oh the spot on your floor is a goddamn palace
The mug of Budweiser is a goddamn chalice
I say to you sir without mean malice
Your politics are bad
[Verse 8]
Oh I figure this is as low as it gets
I'm blaming capitalists on the internet
My sweet old folks can't seem to forget
My roughly 60k in medical debt
And while I'm out here trying to dumpster dive
There's a bunch of rich folks eating apple pie
I'd rather die on this decent ride
Friends, won't you tickle my bones with cheap red wine
Pour it out on the ground and just say I was a good time
[Chorus]
Probably on account of the van life, I've been told this
It's a fine life, I've been sold this
It's a fine line between having to and choosing it
Let's roll up, let's blow this
[Verse 9]
Well we crashed all the parties, drank kegs of the foam
Nicky Bob's the best yodler I've ever known
We were all so lonely and never alone
And kissed a thousand times
Saw the bombed out buildings of Lower Ninth
Street walkers living on the edge of a knife
Oh trap brass music madness of life
If you've never felt half alive
[Verse 10]
Colorado behind me, blue sky above me
New Mexico mountains are so damn lovely
I tried not to love her, I just couldn't fight it
New York is great, I just don't like it
San Antonio on up to Main
Cheap Motel rooms, awful cocaine
Not a crusade, not even a war
Just the feeling you've been in this Waffle House before
[Verse 11]
Well 1 buck 90 is too much for gas
I drive too slow, let anyone pass
Somebody asked if I dance with their daughter
I said that I would even though she was awkward
I got offered 50 bucks to do something quick
I might have done it for free but I don't turn tricks
Say if I showed you my wallet you'd laugh at me
But I drank half the craft beers in Cincinatti
[Verse 12]
I said girl I said damn I've been trying to reach you
For the cut of your jib and you talk about Nietzsche
Nobody like you in all 50 states
Escept for Arkansas, Alaska, Texas, Oklahoma
Possibly California
[Chorus]
But I just chalked that up to the many years of the van life, I've been told this
It's a fine life, I've been sold this
It's a fine line between having to and choosing it
Let's roll up, let's blow this
[Verse 13]
Yeah it's a sexy kind of lifestyle for certain folks
Fractal highways, friends like smoke
It all goes up and you end up alone
It's like the internet is your real home
The call of the wild, the call of the road
The endless search for a clean commode
I'm a truck driver of emotional payloads
Backed up on guitar
[Verse 14]
Yeah I'm a public park patron, a library sleuth
I'm a thrift store grifter of western suits
I'm wringing up three chords and the truth
Like a wash rag on the bar
Yeah I've been living day to day for so dang long
I'm the kind of no account that you can count on
I'm drunk in a millionaire's seaside cabana
I'm pissed because no gas stations have bananas
[Verse 15]
Yeah friends every time I'm feeling down on my luck
Think I might trade it in for a couple of bucks
I hear some rich guy like Elon Musk
Talking 'bout how some day in the near future we're all gonna have cyber trucks
I think "God, life must be easy if you're one of these dang rich gentleman"
[Chorus]
And I'm pretty sure that I prefer the van life, I've been told this
It's a fine life, I've been sold this
It's a fine line between having to and choosing it
Let's roll up, let's hunker down
Let's gussy up, let's throw it down
It's a fine line, up on time, you're behind
Chug along, chug along, hidey ho
The same old night the whole world over
All my friends are not anachronisms
And not compromised by alternative lifestyles
And meritocracie's a lie
Oh let's blow this
You're insane, man. Even I don't know the lyrics this well. "Thrift store grifter of western suits," but otherwise crazy accurate.
"seaside cabana" / "same old night the whole world over" 🤣😱🌏
@@Willi-Carlisle Ha, thanks for the corrections Willi, glad I've got most of it right. And thanks for the song as well, great storytelling!
This is a great tune. Thank you
I live the van life vicariously through Willi.
I can't get enough of this song. Stealing it now and hope it's on the new record!
Great song! I actually heard it on University of Kansas student radio.
Now THAT I love.
Coming from my humble abode of a Chevy g20 van, thank you for this!
4 years into vanlife, half of that is dead on. But it is a magical way to get the most value out of your one ticket trip in this lifetime.
When you're drinkin Hamm's, you're bad off...real bad off... lololol!!!
I've been waiting for this song since the campfire concert!! So glad to finally have this one!!!
I forgot to ask the first time I saw this video......did he go back and find his hat? 🤣
"if you're one of these dang riiiiich.......gentlemen" hahahaha :D
fucking raw. country, folk and blues are seeing a revival, call it from the mountains
Holy crap Willi ... slayed it my dude - what a rad performance!
Spitting bars
Welp this is now officially the anthem to my old 92 Chevy G30 Beauville, great song man.
I hope this man and Charlie Crockett get as big as Tyler Childers or Colter Wall, just so good!
That'd be great! Throw Jesse Daniel and Nick Shoulders in there too
Fr they are in track
@@brycehowell7192 I saw Charley Crockett and Jesse opened for him too 👌
Love This!!!
Talking Blues is the most important part of American folk music
Wildly underrated
THANKS FOR MAKING THIS SONG AND VIDEO !!!
Legendary.
You're awesome willi for letting people make it there own ! Amazing track ! canine fever recording is dirty !
ive never loved a man more than i love him
what a talent! brilliant song
Johnny cash would’ve been like “shit, I should’ve bought a van...”
Totally awesome! one of my best 2020 discovers!
some parts of this song just give me Jerry Reed vibes
This is awesome! I laughed out loud so many times that I had to watch it more than once :-) Hell yes!
Man I love this song
Was this written down by the river?
This man is a motivational speaker!
I live in Fargo so I’m bias and love this song lol.
Willi is literally writing songs about my life, I'd be proud of this if the songs weren't so sad
You said Chickamauga. I live in Chickamauga. Nice.
Next question is. Did he save his hat? 😂
This is great i laughed the whole time because i can relate. Peace
Very one piece at a time - great stuff 👍
I wish that ol' boy well🤘🔥
im back, must have put 1000 views on this already, haha
i live in a box van in England, been in it 4 years, on the road 6,
this songs perfect
Oh my God this comes up just as Im planning my VanLife!
Have to chuckle at the thought of planning van life
@@sazon860 Like ol' Willi says, its a fine line between havin' to and choosin' it!
Sometimes, you choose it, because you have to! :)
Holllyyyy shiiiit, that's goooood stuff! One of the best folk singers out there!
Love this man... and this channel!
Yes someone who tells truth without shilling. Rare and fresh.
I'm sitting here in my van listening. My son shared it on Facebook. Think he's trying to tell me something? I love my van!
Dang it man 🥹❤️👏!!!!
It was a great idea to subscribe to this channel
Why do I get a Country Joe Mcdonald "I feel like I'm fixin to die" vibe?
Soooo goooood!!! Keep em coming ol’ boy!
I frickin love this.
That boy spittin
If only Matt Foley had seen this.
Jerry reed vibes, I love it.
Fun time in the van with big William
YES!
Thought for a quick second it was Nick Shoulders, but that less punk and more country mullet def belongs to Dylan Earl.
Edit: also, Wlli Carlisle is an unreal, gift of a talent.
He and nick are cousins!
This is amazing
Was that nick shoulders driving the van!?! This is fucking rad
Dylan Earl....they're cuzins
clicked as fast as I could
please tell me he got his hat back
Woody Guthrie would be proud!
Willi... I'm severely upset you didn't have a single "van down by the river" reference
I figured this didn't need any more verses 🤣
Dude got an awesome voice
Love seeing Dylan Earl driving the van. Any chance we’re getting a Dylan Earl video soon?
Love D'Earl. We definitely will have one with him
@@WesternAF That's glads (!). BfK. ☝😘👍
wow took me a minute to find this song, and it's damn shame because now I don't know whether I like this or Cheap cocaine better...🤷
Modern day Roger Miller. Great stuff.
It sounds very good, great song 🤘🏼
Fantastico
god damn, this is awesome. love it!
Fun tune, and fine drivin' by The Dylan Earl
That was amazing!
Cincinnati has some great craft beers to be fair....
Love it!
bombed out buildings lower 9th... that's a hard hit homie
With Clown Core's album "Van" coming out, it would appear that van culture is back on the rise. When will we see the heyday of the van in full return?
It's definitely back. Just gotta be a little more stealthy these days.
haha i love it!
I'm amazed how much this front end design looks like a truck.
Yeh man !