《Coward Of The County》歌词

歌曲： Coward Of The County

所属专辑：Best Of Top Of The Pops 80

歌手： Top of the Poppers

时长： 04:18

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Coward Of The County - Top of the Poppers[00:00:00]

Everyone considered him[00:00:11]

The coward of the county[00:00:14]

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

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

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

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

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 [00:00:45]

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

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

My brother said to Tommy[00:00:54]

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

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

Promise me son not to do[00:01:05]

The things I've done[00:01:07]

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

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

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

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 everyone[00:01:30]

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

In her arms [00:01:37]

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

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

The Gatlin boys came calling[00:01:45]

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

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

Tommy opened up the door[00:01:56]

And saw his Becky crying[00:01:59]

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

Was more than he could stand[00:02:05]

He reached above the fireplace[00:02:09]

And took down his daddy's picture[00:02:11]

As his tears fell on his daddy's face [00:02:15]

He heard these words again[00:02:18]

Promise me Son [00:02:22]

Not to do the things I've done[00:02:24]

Walk away from trouble if you can[00:02:27]

It won't mean you're weak[00:02:32]

If you turn the other cheek[00:02:34]

I hope you're old enough to understand[00:02:37]

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

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

When he walked into the bar room[00:02:50]

One of them got up[00:02:54]

And met him half way cross the floor[00:02:56]

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

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

But you could've heard a pin drop[00:03:07]

When Tommy stopped and locked the door[00:03:09]

Twenty years of crawling[00:03:13]

Were bottled up inside him[00:03:16]

He wasn't holding nothing back [00:03:20]

He let them have it all[00:03:22]

When Tommy left the bar room [00:03:26]

Not a Gatlin boy was standing[00:03:28]

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[00:03:38]

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[00:03:44]

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[00:03:54]

Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man[00:03:59]

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