《Coward Of The County》歌词

歌曲： Coward Of The County

所属专辑：The Great Country Songbook (With Track x Track)

歌手： Adam Harvey&Troy Cassar-D

时长： 04:28

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Coward Of The County - Adam Harvey (Adam Harvey)/Troy Cassar-Daley[00:00:00]

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

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

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 [00:00:44]

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

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

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

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

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

"Promise me son [00:01:05]

Not to do 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 old enough hope to understand[00:01:20]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Look 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[00:02:21]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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