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Coward Of The County

In the style of

Kenny Rogers

Lyrics

everyone
considered him
the coward
of the county

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

his mama
named him tommy
but folks just
called him yellow
but somethin'
always told me
they were
readin' 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 has
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
with becky
and 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 coulda
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've 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

everyone
considered him
the coward
of the county

Details

  • Duration : 4:21
  • Key : C
  • Genre : Country
  • Year released : 1980
  • Language : English

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