《Coward of the County》歌词

[00:00:00] Coward of the County - Dickie Rock/The Mainliners

[00:00:12] Everyone considered him the coward of the County

[00:00:19] He'd never stood one single time to prove the County wrong

[00:00:25] His mama named him Tommy

[00:00:28] But folks just called him yellow

[00:00:32] Something always told me

[00:00:34] They were reading Tommy wrong

[00:00:39] He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison

[00:00:45] I looked after Tommy

[00:00:48] 'Cause he was my brother's son

[00:00:52] I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy

[00:00:59] Son my life is over

[00:01:01] But yours has just begun

[00:01:05] Promise me son not to do the things I've done

[00:01:10] Just walk away from trouble if you can

[00:01:16] It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek

[00:01:20] I hope you're old enough to understand

[00:01:26] Son you don't have to fight to be a man

[00:01:31] There's someone for everyone and Tommy's love was Becky

[00:01:37] In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man

[00:01:44] One day while he was working

[00:01:46] The gatlin boys came calling

[00:01:50] They took turns at Becky

[00:01:53] There was three of them

[00:01:57] Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky crying

[00:02:03] The torn dress the shattered look was more than he could stand

[00:02:09] He reached above the fireplace

[00:02:12] And took down his daddy's picture

[00:02:16] As his tears fell on his daddy's face

[00:02:18] He heard these words again

[00:02:22] Promise me son not to do the things I've done

[00:02:27] Just walk away from trouble if you can

[00:02:32] It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek

[00:02:37] I hope you're old enough to understand

[00:02:42] Son you don't have to fight to be a man

[00:02:47] The gatlin boys just laughed at him

[00:02:50] When he walked into the bar room

[00:02:54] One of them got up and met him

[00:02:56] Half way 'cross the floor

[00:03:00] When Tommy turned around they said

[00:03:02] Hey look old yellow's leaving

[00:03:07] But you could've heard a pin drop

[00:03:09] When Tommy stopped and locked the door

[00:03:13] Twenty years of crawling were bottled up inside him

[00:03:20] He wasn't holding nothing back he let 'em have it all

[00:03:25] When Tommy left the bar room

[00:03:28] Not a gatlin boy was standing

[00:03:32] He said this one's for Becky

[00:03:34] As he watched the last one fall

[00:03:37] An I heard him say

[00:03:38] I promised you dad not to do the things you've done

[00:03:43] I walk away from trouble when I can

[00:03:48] Now please don't think I'm weak I didn't turn the other cheek

[00:03:53] And papa I should hope you understand

[00:03:58] Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man

[00:04:03] Everyone considered him the coward of the County