Coward of the Country
Everyone considered him the coward of the county
- 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
- 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 has 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 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 working
- The Gatlin boys came calling
- They took turns at Becky
- There was three of them
- Tommy opened up the door
- And saw his Becky crying
- 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 the tears fell on his daddy's face
- He heard these words again
- And his
- 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 old yeller's leaving
- But you could've heard a pin drop
- When Tommy stopped and locked the door
- Twenty years of crawling was bottled up
- Inside him
- He wasn't holding nothin' back
- He let 'em have it all
- When Tommy left the barroom
- Not a Gatlin boy was standing
- 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
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