Olddude, I'm a fan too. I hope you don't mind a little spelling help...Willy should be Willie and Cooter should be Cooder.
I was surprised to learn that Ry Cooder wrote Across The Borderline. I always thought of him more as a performer than a writer. When my kids were born, 36 years ago, I was listening a lot to the Red Headed Stranger album and they liked me to leave it playing while they went to sleep. Later, as three year olds, the three of us would sing Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies... while we were riding in the truck.

Have you read Roll Me Up & Smoke Me When I Die?