《Coward Of The County》歌词

[00:00:00] Coward Of The County - Dickie Rock

[00:00:11] Everyone considered him

[00:00:13] The coward of the county

[00:00:17] He'd never stood one single time

[00:00:20] To prove the county wrong

[00:00:24] His mama named him Tommy

[00:00:26] But folks just called him yellow

[00:00:30] Something always told me

[00:00:33] They were reading Tommy wrong

[00:00:38] He was only ten years old

[00:00:40] When his daddy died in prison

[00:00:44] I looked after Tommy

[00:00:46] Cause he was my brother's son

[00:00:50] I still recall the final words

[00:00:53] My brother said to Tommy

[00:00:57] Son my life is over

[00:00:59] But yours has just begun

[00:01:04] Promise me son

[00:01:06] Not to do the things I've done

[00:01:09] Walk away from trouble if you can

[00:01:14] It won't mean you're weak

[00:01:16] If you turn the other cheek

[00:01:19] I hope you're old enough to understand

[00:01:24] Son you don't have to fight to be a man

[00:01:29] There's someone for everyone

[00:01:32] And Tammy's love was Becky

[00:01:36] In her arms he didn't have to

[00:01:38] Prove he was a man

[00:01:42] One day while he was working

[00:01:44] The Gatling boys came calling

[00:01:49] They took turns at Becky an

[00:01:51] There was three of them

[00:01:55] Tommy opened up the door

[00:01:58] And saw his Becky crying

[00:02:01] The torn dress

[00:02:03] The shattered look was more

[00:02:05] Than he could stand

[00:02:08] He reached above the fireplace

[00:02:10] And took down his daddy's picture

[00:02:14] As his tears fell on his daddy's face

[00:02:17] He heard these words again

[00:02:21] Promise me son

[00:02:23] Not to do the things I've done

[00:02:26] Walk away from trouble if you can

[00:02:31] It won't mean you're weak

[00:02:33] If you turn the other cheek

[00:02:36] I hope you're old enough to understand

[00:02:41] Son you don't have to fight to be a man

[00:02:46] The Gatling boys just laughed at him

[00:02:48] When he walked into the bar room

[00:02:52] One of them got up and met him

[00:02:55] Half way cross the floor

[00:02:58] When Tommy turned around they said

[00:03:01] Hey look old yellow's leaving

[00:03:05] But you could have heard a pin drop

[00:03:07] When Tommy stopped and locked the door

[00:03:11] Twenty years of crawling were

[00:03:14] Bottled up inside him

[00:03:18] He wasn't holding nothing back

[00:03:20] He let em have it all

[00:03:24] When Tommy left the bar room

[00:03:26] Not a Gatling boy was standing

[00:03:30] He said this one's for Becky

[00:03:32] As he watched the last one fall

[00:03:35] An I heard him say

[00:03:36] I promised you dad

[00:03:39] Not to do the things you've done

[00:03:41] I walk away from trouble when I can

[00:03:46] Now please don't think I'm weak

[00:03:49] I didn't turn the other cheek

[00:03:51] And papa I should hope you understand

[00:03:56] Sometimes you gotta fight

[00:03:59] When you're a man

[00:04:02] Everyone considered him

[00:04:04] The coward of the county