ฟังเพลงCoward Of The County

Ev'ryone considered him the coward of the county

He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong

His mama named him Tommy

the folks just called him yellow

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 but yours is just begun

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

Walk away from trouble if you can

Now 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 everyone 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

Now 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 could've heard a pin drop

when Tommy stopped and locked the door

Twenty years of crawlin' was bottled up inside him

He wasn't holdin' nothin' back; he 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've walked 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