《Coward Of The County》歌词

[00:00:00] Coward Of The County - 贵族乐团

[00:00:10] Everyone considered him the coward of the county

[00:00:17] He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong

[00:00:23] His mama named him Tommy

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

[00:00:30] But something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong

[00:00:36] He was only ten years old when his Daddy died in prison

[00:00:43] I looked after Tommy cause he was my brother's son

[00:00:49] I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy

[00:00:56] Son

[00:00:56] My life is over

[00:00:58] But yours is just begun

[00:01:02] Promise me son

[00:01:05] Not to do the things I've done

[00:01:08] Walk away from trouble if you can

[00:01:13] It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek

[00:01:18] I hope you're old enough to understand

[00:01:23] Son you don't have to fight to be a man

[00:01:29] Someone for everyone and Tommy's love was becky

[00:01:35] In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man

[00:01:42] One day while he was workin' the gatlin' boys came callin'

[00:01:48] They took turns at becky there was three of them

[00:01:55] Tommy opened up the door and saw his becky cryin'

[00:02:01] The torn dress

[00:02:02] The shattered look was more than he could stand

[00:02:08] He reached above the fireplace 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 if you turn the other cheek

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

[00:02:41] Son

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

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

[00:02:49] When he walked into the barroom

[00:02:53] One of them got up and met him halfway 'cross the floor

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

[00:03:02] Hey look ol' yellow's leavin'

[00:03:07] You coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and blocked the door

[00:03:13] Twenty years of crawlin' was bottled up inside him

[00:03:19] He wasn't holdin' nothin' back he let 'em have it all

[00:03:26] When Tommy left the barroom not a gatlin' boy was standin'

[00:03:32] He said

[00:03:33] This one's for becky

[00:03:35] As he watched the last one fall

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

[00:03:39] I promised you dad

[00:03:41] Not to do the things you done

[00:03:44] I walk away from trouble when I can

[00:03:49] Now please don't think I'm weak

[00:03:51] I didn't turn the other cheek

[00:03:54] And papa

[00:03:55] I sure hope you understand

[00:04:00] Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man

[00:04:05] Everyone considered him the coward of the county