《Coward of the Country》歌词

歌曲： Coward of the Country

所属专辑：Country & Western Favourites

歌手： Billy White

时长： 04:24

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Coward Of The Country - Billy White[00:00:00]

Written by：R. BOWLING[00:00:02]

Ev'ryone considered him[00:00:11]

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

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

One single time[00:00:19]

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

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

The folks just called him yellow[00:00:27]

But something always told me[00:00:31]

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

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

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

I looked after Tommy[00:00:44]

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

I still recall the final words[00:00:51]

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

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

Joy is just begun[00:01:00]

Promise me son not to do the things I've done[00:01:04]

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

It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek[00:01:15]

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

Son you don't have to fight to be a man[00:01:25]

There's someone for ev'ryone and[00:01:31]

Tommy's love was Becky[00:01:33]

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

One day while he was workin'[00:01:44]

The Gatlin boys came callin'[00:01:47]

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

There was three of them[00:01:54]

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

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

Was more than he could stand[00:02:06]

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

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

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

He heard these words again[00:02:20]

Promise me son not to do the things I've done[00:02:24]

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

It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek[00:02:34]

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

Son you don't have to fight to be a man[00:02:45]

The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked[00:02:50]

Into the barroom[00:02:54]

One of them got up[00:02:57]

And met him halfway 'Cross the floor[00:02:59]

When Tommy turned around they said Hey look ol' yellow's leavin'[00:03:03]

But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and blocked[00:03:11]

The door[00:03:14]

Twenty years of crawlin'[00:03:17]

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

He wasn't holdin' nothin' back[00:03:23]

Let 'Em have it all[00:03:26]

When Tommy left the barroom[00:03:30]

Not a Gatlin boy was standin'[00:03:32]

He said This one's for Becky[00:03:37]

As he watched the last[00:03:39]

One fall[00:03:40]

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

I promised you Dad not to do the things you 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[00:03:54]

And Papa I sure hope you understand[00:03:59]

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

Ev'ryone considered him[00:04:10]

The coward of the County[00:04:12]