Country singer/songwriter Sam Williams of Paris has released a new single, “The World: Alone” in honor of his late sister Katie Williams’ 28th birthday, according to a news release. Katie Williams was killed in a tragic car accident in Paris last summer.
Sam Williams comes by his musical talents naturally. He is the son of Hank Williams Jr., of Paris, and the grandson of Hank Williams, both musical legends.
“The World: Alone” was written a year ago took on new meaning for Williams after his sister’s passing.
“The day I wrote ‘The World: Alone,’ I was in a phase of manifestation,” Williams said in a press release. “I thought it would be interesting to take how my heart was feeling that day and compound it with my dream to tour Europe. I threw some cities into the verses and poured my heart out about wanting to show my love for the great world out there.”
“The sad thing is we don’t always get that chance,” he continues. “A year later my sister was tragically killed in June. As the months went by, when I would come back to this song, it touched me in a different way. I realized that I wrote this song, a year prior, about how badly I wanted to show Katie the world. I had no idea I would ever lose her. One day I had an epiphany that she is with God and can see the entire world now, without my help. I wanted to honor her with releasing this song on her birthday, because she was always so proud of my career.”