doc jenkins ( willie nelson ) be a prolific nashville songwriter and it make him wealthy but bad business decision and constant partying have leave him broke . he then find out that the right to the song he write have be swindle from him by a nashville mogul and former business partner ( rip torn ) that he would sign a songwriting deal with ( under the advice of the lawyer the mogul have recommend to doc ) . he quit work for the mogul and set off on a scheme to get his music and money back . with the help of his best friend ( kris kristofferson ) and a bank loan ( a short term loan on a long term lie ) and and a beautiful music newcomer ( portray by leslie ann warren ) he start his own record label and set off on the road with a record and no money . to make the girl a star he will use all of the guile and trick that he would learn watch the nashville mogul . he gon na beat them at their own game . feature a lot of great music include songwriter a gem that willie nelson fan will love . with both sly and sophomoric humor and nelson and kristofferson lead a great cast in a caper road picture and drag the viewer along for a fun ride .