when you go home to william little bird when you fly home with the stink of me all over you what does he say what does he do you say he ain t no kind of man he don t care he ain t got no love in him but that don t sound like the william i know my best friend don t know how to be cruel he s quick to smile and he s hard to offend the lord put a sadness in him but he never hurt anyone she says you think you know my william but little boys turn to men grown you don t see how he treats me when we re alone he ain t the william you know heard a snap and a crash somethin almost like a howl and it sounds just like the william that i know when i jumped up she said get back in bed it s just you old hound dog again got one thing we re here to do you come to me or i ll come to you so i put the thing from my mind as i am so often known to do when you love your best friend s wife you re careful with your memories or just careless with your life heard a snap and a crash somethin almost like a howl and it sounds just like the william that i know when our business was over she said boy get back where you belong we ve been doin things here that shouldn t be done i started home at four in the morning upon a star illuminated snow heard a shout in the distance she was face to face with the william i know  heard a snap and a crash somethin almost like a howl it sounds just like the william that i know sounds just like the william that i know