ฟังเพลงCoward Of The Country

Coward of the Country - Billy White

Written by：R. BOWLING

Ev'ryone considered him

The coward of the County

He'd never stood

One single time

To prove the counrtry wrong

His mama named him Tommy

The folks just called him yellow

But something always told me

They were reading Tommy wrong

He was only ten years old

When his daddy died in prison

I looked after Tommy

'Cause he was my brother's son

I still recall the final words

My brother said to Tommy

Son my life is over

Joy is just begun

Promise me son not to do the things I've done

Walk away from trouble if you can

It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek

I hope you're old enough to understand

Son you don't have to fight to be a man

There's someone for ev'ryone and

Tommy's love was Becky

In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man

One day while he was workin'

The Gatlin boys came callin'

They took turns at Becky

There was three of them

Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin'

The torn dress the shattered look

Was more than he could stand

He reached above the fireplace

And took down his daddy's picture

As his tears fell on his daddy's face

He heard these words again

Promise me son not to do the things I've done

Walk away from trouble if you can

It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek

I hope you're old enough to understand

Son you don't have to fight to be a man

The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked

Into the barroom

One of them got up

And met him halfway 'Cross the floor

When Tommy turned around they said Hey look ol' yellow's leavin'

But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and blocked

The door

Twenty years of crawlin'

Was bottled up inside him

He wasn't holdin' nothin' back

Let 'Em have it all

When Tommy left the barroom

Not a Gatlin boy was standin'

He said This one's for Becky

As he watched the last

One fall

And I heard him say

I promised you Dad not to do the things you done

I walk away from trouble when I can

Now please don't think I'm weak I didn't turn the other cheek

And Papa I sure hope you understand

Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man

Ev'ryone considered him

The coward of the County