Chris Knight - William's Son lyrics

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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.

Now me n ole William

used to smoke out by the barn

'till his daddy caught him stealin' cigarettes

I still think he broke Williams arm

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Yea William, you grew up hard and mean

you weren't the apple of your mammas eye

and your daddy was a burned out fiend

for what it's worth now William

I know you coulda had a heart of gold

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

I don't think you were ever told.

When I was drinkin' my first beer

ole William was gettin' high

He got kicked outta school for fightin' and drugs

and he stayed out late at night

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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Yea William, you grew up hard and mean

you weren't the apple of your mamma's eye

and your daddy was a burned out fiend

for what it's worth now William

I know you coulda had a heart of gold

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

I don't think you were ever told.

Just last Sunday mornin'

mamma called me on the phone

said there's a story in the paper about William

she just thought I might like to know

He got shot by a city cop

while he was robbin' a local drug store

he was survived by two hungry kids a wife

and a pool of blood on the floor

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