《Coward of the County》歌词

[00:00:00] Coward Of The County - Adam Harvey

[00:00:11] Everyone considered him the coward of the county

[00:00:18] He'd never stood one single

[00:00:20] Time to prove the county wrong

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

[00:00:27] But folks just called him Yellow

[00:00:31] 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

[00:00:47] 'Cause he was my brother's son

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

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

[00:00:58] "Son my life is over

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

[00:01:05] "Promise me son

[00:01:07] Not to do the things I've done

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

[00:01:15] It won't mean you're weak

[00:01:17] If you turn the other cheek

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

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

[00:01:31] There's someone for everyone

[00:01:34] And Tommy's love was Becky

[00:01:38] In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man

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

[00:01:47] The Gatlin boys came calling

[00:01:51] They took turns at Becky

[00:01:54] And there was three of them

[00:01:58] Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky crying

[00:02:04] The torn dress the shattered

[00:02:06] Look was more than he could stand

[00:02:11] He reached above the fireplace

[00:02:13] And took down his daddy's picture

[00:02:17] As his tears fell on his daddy's face

[00:02:21] He heard these words again

[00:02:25] "Promise me Son not to do the things I've done

[00:02:30] Walk away from trouble if you can

[00:02:35] It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek

[00:02:40] I hope you're old enough to understand

[00:02:46] Son you don't have to fight to be a man"

[00:02:52] The Gatlin boys just laughed at him

[00:02:54] When he walked into the bar room

[00:02:59] One of them got up and met him

[00:03:01] Half way cross the floor

[00:03:05] When Tommy turned around they said

[00:03:08] "Hey look Old Yellow's leaving"

[00:03:12] But you could've heard a pin drop

[00:03:14] When Tommy stopped and locked the door

[00:03:19] Twenty years of crawling were bottled up inside him

[00:03:25] He wasn't holding nothing back

[00:03:28] He let 'em have it all

[00:03:32] When Tommy left the bar room

[00:03:34] Not a Gatlin boy was standing

[00:03:38] He said "This one's for Becky

[00:03:41] As he watched the last one fall

[00:03:44] An I heard him say

[00:03:46] "I promised you Dad

[00:03:48] Not to do the things you've done

[00:03:51] I walk away from trouble when I can

[00:03:56] Now please don't think I'm weak

[00:03:58] I didn't turn the other cheek

[00:04:01] And Papa I should hope you understand

[00:04:07] Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man"

[00:04:13] Everyone considered him the coward of the county