《Coward Of The County》歌词

[00:00:00] Coward Of The County - Pickin' On Series

[00:00:10] Everyone considered him

[00:00:12] The coward of the county

[00:00:16] He'd never stood one single time

[00:00:18] To prove the county wrong

[00:00:22] His mama named him Tommy

[00:00:24] But folks just called him yellow

[00:00:28] Something always told me

[00:00:30] They were reading Tommy wrong

[00:00:34] He was only ten years old

[00:00:36] When his daddy died in prison;

[00:00:40] I took care of Tommy

[00:00:42] Cause he was my brother's son

[00:00:46] I still recall the final words

[00:00:48] My brother said to Tommy

[00:00:52] Son my life is over

[00:00:54] But yours has just begun

[00:00:58] Promise me son

[00:01:00] Not to do the things I've done

[00:01:03] Walk away from trouble if you can

[00:01:07] It won't mean you're weak

[00:01:09] If you turn the other cheek

[00:01:12] I hope you're old enough to understand

[00:01:17] Son you don't have to fight to be a man

[00:01:21] There's someone for everyone

[00:01:24] And Tommy's love was Becky

[00:01:27] In her arms he didn't

[00:01:29] Have to prove he was a man

[00:01:33] One day while he was working

[00:01:36] The Gatlin boys came calling

[00:01:39] They took turns at Becky

[00:01:42] There was three of them

[00:01:45] Tommy opened up the door

[00:01:48] And saw his Becky crying

[00:01:51] The torn dress the shattered look was

[00:01:54] More than he could stand

[00:01:57] He reached above the fireplace

[00:01:59] And took down his daddy's picture

[00:02:03] As the tears fell on his daddy's face

[00:02:05] He heard these words again:

[00:02:09] Promise me son

[00:02:10] Not to do the things I've done

[00:02:13] Walk away from trouble if you can

[00:02:18] It won't mean you're weak

[00:02:20] If you turn the other cheek

[00:02:23] I hope you're old enough to understand

[00:02:27] Son you don't have to fight to be a man

[00:02:32] The Gatlin boys just laughed at him

[00:02:34] When he walked into the barroom;

[00:02:38] One of them got up and met him

[00:02:40] Half way cross the floor

[00:02:43] When Tommy turned around they said

[00:02:46] Hey look old yeller's leaving

[00:02:50] But you could've heard a pin drop

[00:02:52] When Tommy stopped and locked the door

[00:02:55] Twenty years of crawling

[00:02:57] Were bottled up inside him

[00:03:01] He wasn't holding nothing back

[00:03:03] He let them have it all

[00:03:07] When Tommy left the bar room

[00:03:09] Not a Gatlin boy was standing

[00:03:12] He said This one's for Becky

[00:03:14] As he watched the last one fall

[00:03:18] I promised you Dad

[00:03:20] Not to do the things you've done

[00:03:23] I walk away from trouble when I can

[00:03:27] Now please don't think I'm weak

[00:03:29] I didn't turn the other cheek

[00:03:32] And papa I should hope you understand

[00:03:37] Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man

[00:03:41] Everyone considered him

[00:03:44] The coward of the county