The Ballad Of William Joe
Ray Boltz

The Ballad Of William Joe
Words by Ray Boltz, Music by Ray Boltz and Steve Millikan
William Joe was the son of a farmer
Who lived out on the plains
William Joe never had too much
Just a horse and his name
Then one day
He said goodbye to his mama
Said, I've got to ride away
I've got to find out
What life is, papa
I'm leaving home today
Well, his mama ran and fetched him
A sack of apples
And she kissed him on the cheek
She said, Son, we don't have much
But these apples sure are sweet
And as the young man
Climbed upon his horse
Silhouetted against the sky
His papa nodded and his mama waved
And they both had tears in their eyes
As they watched him ride on
Ride on, ride on
William Joe rode for miles and miles
As he went from town to town
But each one seemed to be the same
And peace he never found
Well he'd seen the oceans
He's seen the mountains
And he'd seen the forests green
He'd seen cities and he's seen deserts
But he's never seen his dreams
Then his mind went back
To a sack of apples
He reached down in one day
And at the bottom of the sack of apples
His papa's Bible lay
And he could still remember the last words
His papa said to him
He said, Son, love will be here waiting
Till you come home again
You'll just ride on
Ride on, ride on, ride on
The evening sun was setting
As he knelt down in the dirt
And tears of repentance
Began erasing all the hurt
He closed his eyes
And bowed his head
And gave his heart to the Lord
He finally found the freedom
He'd been so long searching for
Now it's tim


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Lyrics by Ray Boltz

  A Shephered Boy   All You Died For Me To Be   Always Be A Child   Another Child To Hold   At The Foot Of The Cross   Awesome God   Behold   Bethlehem Star   Bought With Blood   Brave New World   Break The Yoke   Carry On   Church Hop   Church On Fire   Dare To Believe   Defeted   Does The Light Still Shine   Everyone Wins   Fallen Not Forgotten   Feel The Nails   For Only One   Give Me Your Hand   Glad Tidings   Go Tell It On The Mountain   God Gave Me Back Tomorrow   Great Is The Lord   He Is Great   He's Alive   He's Alive   Heaven Is Counting On You   Heavenly Father   Here Comes A Miracle   Hey, Little Brother   I Believe In Bethlehem   I Cry   I Go To The River   I Pledge Allegiance To The Lamb   I Pledge Allegiance to the Lamb [From Allegiance]   I Still Love You   I Think I See Gold   I Want To See   I Will Praise The Lord   I Will Tell The World   I Wouldn't Go Back   I Wouldn't Go Back   I've Come To Serve   I've Come To Serve   If That Isn't Love   If That Isn't Love   In Your Name   Is There A Heaven For Me   Isaiah 53   It Won't Be Long   It Won't Be Long   Jesus Real Loud   Let's Begin Again   Let's Begin Again   Lion Of Judah   Loving Each Other   Mercy   My Father's Song   My Father's Song   Never Let You Fall   Never Lost   Nobody's Home   Nobody's Home   Not Long Ago   Oh, What A Beautiful Name   Oiou   One Drop Of Blood   One Single Flame   Peaceful Harbor   People Need The Lord   Power To Love   Reigning   Rise Again   Roar   Saving Grace   Scars   Seasons Change   Sent By The Father   Set Sail   Shepherd Boy   Someone Stood Up For Stephen   Stand Up   Still Her Little Child   Take Up Your Cross   Thank You [From Thank Your Lucky Stars]   The Altar   The Anchor Holds   The Bells Are Ringing   The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me   The Call/An Honor to Serve [Instrumental]   The Gift   The Gospel Of Grace   The Hammer   The King Is Coming   The Last Time I Fall   The Last To Be Chosen   The Perfect Tree   The Potter's Field   The Potter's Field   The Sinner's Prayer   The Sinner's Prayer   The Stones   The Storm   The Storm [Instrumental]   There Stood A Lamb   This Is America   Through It All   Thrown Away   Touching Him   Until All Have Been Served   Watch The Lamb   We Are His Heart   We Will Stand   What Are We Doing Here?   What If I Give All   What Was I Supposed To Be   When He Calls   When Her Eyes Are On The Child   Where I Met Jesus

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