Willie Nelson’s song “The Songwriters” is a tribute to the craft of songwriting and the people who do it. Nelson sings about the diversity of songwriters, from “heroes we’re schemers we’re drunks and we’re dreamers” to “students we’re teachers we’re the devil we’re preachers.”
Nelson acknowledges that songwriters can be misunderstood, with “half of the world thinks we’re crazy and the other half wants to be us.” But he also celebrates the power of songwriting to connect with people and tell their stories.
The song is a reminder of the importance of songwriters in our culture. They give us the words and melodies that express our deepest emotions and help us to understand the world around us.
Here is the chorus to the song:
We get to tell all our secrets in a code no one understands We get to shoot all the bad guys and never get blood on our hands We’re the heroes we’re the schemers we’re the drunks and we’re the dreamers We’re the lovers and sometimes we’re fighters We’re the truth we’re the lies we’re stupid we’re wise We’re true love but mostly one letter for the song
“The Songwriters” is a beautiful and moving tribute to the power of music and the people who create it.