I saw her sitting there
On the porch beside the stairs
And although she didn't move
I could tell she saw me too
She saw my will, my courage, and strength
She saw the way that i would wait
She saw my flaws, i’d been through hell
But i knew her only all too well
I knew she had faced hardship at youth
I too knew she was hurt, felt blue
I knew she was too hurt to cry
And for that, i knew, she wished she could die
But i will stay, and be her family
For my name is william, and william loves annie