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William
Chris Knight
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Well, I remember William
We weren't much more than kids
His family lived in a run down shack
Like the rest of the white trash did
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Now me and ol' William
We used to smoke out behind the barn
'Til his daddy caught him stealing cigarettes
I still think he broke William's arm
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When I was drinkin' my first beer
Ol' William was getting high
He got kicked out of school for fightin' and drugs
And he stayed out late at night
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He never said too much about home
Or the bruises on his back
I asked him about 'em one time
But he never answered back
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Yeah, William
You grew up hard and mean
You weren't the apple of your mama's eye
And your daddy was a burned out fiend
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For what it's worth now, William
I know you could've had a heart of gold
But I don't think you ever knew that you had one
I don't think you were ever told
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He spent a year in reform school
'Cause he broke in a hardware store
Now me and William lost track of each other
I never saw him much anymore
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The last time I seen William
He was married and had two kids
He tried to raise 'em like he was supposed to
But sometimes he raised 'em like his daddy did
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Yeah, William
You grew up hard and mean
You weren't the apple of your mama's eye
And your daddy was a burned out fiend
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For what it's worth now William
I know you could've had a heart of gold
But I don't think you ever knew that you had one
I don't think you were ever told
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Well, just last Sunday morning
Momma called me on the phone
Said there's a story in the paper about William
She just thought I might like to know
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He got shot by a city cop
While he was robbing a local drugstore
He was survived by two hungry kids, a wife
And a pool of blood on the floor
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Yeah, William
You grew up hard and mean
You weren't the apple of your mama's eye
And your daddy was a burned out fiend
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For what it's worth now, William
I know you could've had a heart of gold
But I don't think you ever knew that you had one
I don't think you were ever told
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