Chris Knight - William

^FWell I remember ^GWilliam ^FWe weren't much more than ^Fkids His ^Ffamily lived in a ^Frun down shack Like the ^Grest of the white trash ^Fdid ^FNow me and ole ^GWilliam We used to ^Fsmoke out behind the ^Fbarn Til his ^Fdaddy caught him stealing ^Fcigarettes ^GI still think he broke William's a^Frm ^FWhen I was drinkin my ^Gfirst beer Ole W^Filliam was getting ^Fhigh He got ^Fkicked out of school for ^Ffightin and drugs And he ^Gstayed out late at n^Fight ^FHe never said too m^Guch about home Or the b^Fruises on his b^Fack ^FI asked him ^Fabout em one time But he ^Gnever answered ba^Fck

^FYeah William You g^Grew up hard and m^Fean You ^Fweren't the apple of your ^Fmama's eye And your ^Gdaddy was a burned out f^Fiend ^FFor what it's worth now ^GWilliam I know you ^Fcould've had a heart of ^Fgold But I don't ^Fthink you ever knew that you ^Fhad one I don't t^Ghink you were ever t^Fold ^{F G F}

^FHe spent a year in ^Greform school Cause he ^Fbroke in a hardware ^Fstore ^FNow me and William lost track of e^Fach other I never s^Gaw him much any^Fmore ^FThe last time I seen^G William He was ^Fmarried and had two ^Fkids He tried to ^Fraise em like he was ^Fsupposed to But sometimes he ^Graised em like his daddy d^Fid

^FYeah William You g^Grew up hard and m^Fean You ^Fweren't the apple of your ^Fmama's eye And your ^Gdaddy was a burned out f^Fiend ^FFor what it's worth now ^GWilliam I know you ^Fcould've had a heart of ^Fgold But I don't ^Fthink you ever knew that you ^Fhad one I don't t^Ghink you were ever t^Fold ^{F G F}

^FWell just last Sunday ^Gmornin Momma ^Fcalled me on the ^Fphone Said there's a s^Ftory in the paper about^F William She just thought I ^Gmight like to k^Fnow ^FHe got shot by a ^Gcity cop While he was ^Frobbin a local d^Frugstore He was ^Fsurvived by two hungry ^Fkids, a wife and a ^Gpool of blood on the f^Floor

^FYeah William You g^Grew up hard and m^Fean You ^Fweren't the apple of your ^Fmama's eye And your ^Gdaddy was a burned out f^Fiend ^FFor what it's worth now ^GWilliam I know you ^Fcould've had a heart of ^Fgold But I don't ^Fthink you ever knew that you ^Fhad one I don't t^Ghink you were ever t^Fold ^{F G F}