Chris Knight – William (Guitar)

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Well I remember William

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We weren't much more than kids

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His family lived in a run down shack

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Like the rest of the white trash did

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Now me and ole William

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We used to smoke out behind the barn

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Til his daddy caught him stealing cigarettes

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I still think he broke William's arm

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When I was drinkin my first beer

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Ole William was getting high

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He got kicked out of school for fightin and drugs

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And he stayed out late at night

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He never said too much about home

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Or the bruises on his back

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I asked him about em one time

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But he never answered back

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Yeah William

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You grew up hard and mean

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You weren't the apple of your mama's eye

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And your daddy was a burned out fiend

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For what it's worth now William

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I know you could've had a heart of gold

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But I don't think you ever knew that you had one

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I don't think you were ever told

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He spent a year in reform school

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Cause he broke in a hardware store

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Now me and William lost track of each other

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I never saw him much anymore

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The last time I seen William

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He was married and had two kids

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He tried to raise em like he was supposed to

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But sometimes he raised em like his daddy did

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Yeah William

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You grew up hard and mean

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You weren't the apple of your mama's eye

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And your daddy was a burned out fiend

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For what it's worth now William

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I know you could've had a heart of gold

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But I don't think you ever knew that you had one

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I don't think you were ever told

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Well just last Sunday mornin

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Momma called me on the phone

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Said there's a story in the paper about William

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She just thought I might like to know

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He got shot by a city cop

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While he was robbin a local drugstore

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He was survived by two hungry kids, a wife

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and a pool of blood on the floor

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Yeah William

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You grew up hard and mean

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You weren't the apple of your mama's eye

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And your daddy was a burned out fiend

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For what it's worth now William

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I know you could've had a heart of gold

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But I don't think you ever knew that you had one

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I don't think you were ever told