William – Daniel Amos – letras

Ol’ William in schoolReadin’ a Bible, we laughed till we was blueOl’ William said a prayer at noonOver his lunch and we hit him with a spoonYes, William, the kids were cruelBut, I saw something different in youThe impression you made put the seed in meThat began to grow when I first believedOl’ William on the streetHymn singin’, testifyin’, and they called him « preacher »I was there when they put him downBut I want to say that I’ve come aroundNow, William, ain’t it strangeAfter all these yearsI’m doing the very same thingsI laughed about way back thereAnd the example you setCauses me to want to beThe same kind of livin’ testimonyOh, William, I wish you were hereI’d apologize for callin’ you weirdBut I’m sure you forgave me even thenSo I love you William, like my best friend