Chris Knight - William

^GWell I remember ^DWilliam ^CWe weren't much more than ^Gkids His ^Cfamily lived in a ^Grun down shack Like the ^Drest of the white trash ^Cdid ^GNow me and ole ^DWilliam We used to ^Csmoke out behind the ^Gbarn Til his ^Cdaddy caught him stealing ^Gcigarettes ^DI still think he broke William's a^Crm ^GWhen I was drinkin my ^Dfirst beer Ole W^Cilliam was getting ^Ghigh He got ^Ckicked out of school for ^Gfightin and drugs And he ^Dstayed out late at n^Cight ^GHe never said too m^Duch about home Or the b^Cruises on his b^Gack ^CI asked him ^Gabout em one time But he ^Dnever answered ba^Cck

^CYeah William You g^Drew up hard and m^Gean You ^Cweren't the apple of your ^Gmama's eye And your ^Ddaddy was a burned out f^Ciend ^GFor what it's worth now ^DWilliam I know you ^Ccould've had a heart of ^Ggold But I don't ^Cthink you ever knew that you ^Ghad one I don't t^Dhink you were ever t^Gold ^{C D G}

^GHe spent a year in ^Dreform school Cause he ^Cbroke in a hardware ^Gstore ^CNow me and William lost track of e^Gach other I never s^Daw him much any^Cmore ^GThe last time I seen^D William He was ^Cmarried and had two ^Gkids He tried to ^Craise em like he was ^Gsupposed to But sometimes he ^Draised em like his daddy d^Cid

^CYeah William You g^Drew up hard and m^Gean You ^Cweren't the apple of your ^Gmama's eye And your ^Ddaddy was a burned out f^Ciend ^GFor what it's worth now ^DWilliam I know you ^Ccould've had a heart of ^Ggold But I don't ^Cthink you ever knew that you ^Ghad one I don't t^Dhink you were ever t^Gold ^{C D G}

^GWell just last Sunday ^Dmornin Momma ^Ccalled me on the ^Gphone Said there's a s^Ctory in the paper about^G William She just thought I ^Dmight like to k^Cnow ^GHe got shot by a ^Dcity cop While he was ^Crobbin a local d^Grugstore He was ^Csurvived by two hungry ^Gkids, a wife and a ^Dpool of blood on the f^Cloor

^CYeah William You g^Drew up hard and m^Gean You ^Cweren't the apple of your ^Gmama's eye And your ^Ddaddy was a burned out f^Ciend ^GFor what it's worth now ^DWilliam I know you ^Ccould've had a heart of ^Ggold But I don't ^Cthink you ever knew that you ^Ghad one I don't t^Dhink you were ever t^Gold ^{C D G}