Coward Of The County
Everyone considered him
- 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
- An' 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 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 bar room
- One of them got up and met him half way cross the floor
- When Tommy turned around they said
- "Hey look Old Yellow's leaving"
- But you could've heard a pin drop
- When Tommy stopped and locked the door
- Twenty years of crawling
- Were bottled up inside him
- He wasn't holding nothing back
- He let 'em have it all
- When Tommy left the bar room
- Not a Gatlin boy was standing
- He said "This one's for Becky
- As he watched the last one fall
- An 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 should hope you understand
- Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man"
- Everyone considered him the coward of the county
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