Willie Nelson Brings Charley Crockett To Tears On New Duet ‘That’s What Makes The World Go Around’

Charley Crockett and Willie Nelson teamed up for a new duet, “That’s What Makes The World Go Around.” Crockett co-wrote the song with Kullen Fox, Rich Brotherton and Taylor Grace.

“That’s What Makes The World Go Around” sees Willie and Charley swapping verses and coming together on the chorus to tell “the story of a woman pulled between late nights and simple pleasures like watching ‘children in the street / out there playing right up til night fall,’” as per a press release.

Crockett also spoke how the song came together and how Willie’s performance moved him.

“Willie called me up, said he was out at Pedernales cuttin’, and asked if I had any songs ready he could jump on,” Charley said. “I told him I had plenty. Hung up the phone, drove out to Billy Horton’s place, and wrote a couple on the spot. We fired ‘em off to Spicewood where he sang and took a ride on one that very next day. When I heard him come in singing on his first line, I shed a tear. Then his leads on Trigger hit, and I was crying!”

Listen to Willie and Charley on “That’s What Makes The World Go Around” below: