《Coward of the County》歌词

歌曲： Coward of the County

所属专辑：A Tribute to Kenny Rogers

歌手： The Country Dance Kings

时长： 04:24

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Coward of the County - The Country Dance Kings (乡村舞王)[00:00:00]

Written by：Roger Dale Bowling/Billy Edd Wheeler/ Billy Edd Wheeler[00:00:05]

Everyone considered him[00:00:11]

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

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

Time to prove the county wrong[00:00:19]

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

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

Something always told me[00:00:31]

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

He was only ten years old[00:00:37]

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

I took care of Tommy 'cause[00:00:44]

He was my brother's son[00:00:46]

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

Words my brother said to Tommy[00:00:52]

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

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

Promise me son[00:01:04]

Not to do the things[00:01:06]

I've done[00:01:07]

Walk away from trouble[00:01:09]

If you can[00:01:11]

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

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

And I hope you're old[00:01:19]

Enough to understand[00:01:21]

Son you don't have[00:01:25]

To fight to be a man[00:01:26]

There's someone for everyone[00:01:30]

And Tommy's love was becky[00:01:33]

In her arms he didn't have[00:01:37]

To prove he was a man[00:01:39]

One day while he was working[00:01:43]

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

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

And there was three of them[00:01:53]

Tommy opened up the door[00:01:57]

Saw his Becky crying[00:01:59]

The torn dress the shattered[00:02:03]

Look was more than he could stand[00:02:05]

He reached above the fireplace[00:02:10]

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

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

I heard these words again[00:02:19]

Promise me son not to do[00:02:23]

The things I've done[00:02:26]

Walk away from trouble if you can[00:02:29]

It won't mean you're weak[00:02:34]

If you turn the other cheek[00:02:36]

I hope you're old[00:02:39]

Enough to understand[00:02:40]

Son you don't have[00:02:44]

To fight to be a man[00:02:45]

The gatlin boys just laughed at him[00:02:50]

When he walked into the barroom[00:02:52]

One of them got up and met him[00:02:56]

Half way 'cross the floor[00:02:59]

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

Hey look old yeller's leaving[00:03:05]

But you could've heard a pin drop when[00:03:09]

Tommy stopped and locked the door[00:03:12]

Twenty years of crawling[00:03:16]

Were bottled up inside him[00:03:19]

He wasn't holding nothing back[00:03:22]

He let 'em have it all[00:03:25]

When Tommy left the bar room[00:03:29]

Not a gatlin boy was standing[00:03:32]

He said this one's for Becky[00:03:36]

As he watched the last one fall[00:03:38]

And I heard him say[00:03:41]

I promised you dad[00:03:42]

Not to do the things you've done[00:03:44]

I walk away from trouble when I can[00:03:48]

Now please don't think I'm weak[00:03:53]

I couldn't turn the other cheek[00:03:55]

And papa I should[00:03:58]

Hope you understand[00:04:00]

Sometimes you gotta fight[00:04:03]

When you're a man[00:04:05]

Everyone considered him[00:04:09]

The coward of the county[00:04:11]