《Coward of the Country》歌词

[00:00:00] Coward of the Country - Billy White

[00:00:05] Written by：R. BOWLING

[00:00:11] Ev'ryone considered him

[00:00:13] The coward of the County

[00:00:17] He'd never stood

[00:00:19] One single time

[00:00:20] To prove the counrtry wrong

[00:00:24] His mama named him Tommy

[00:00:27] The folks just called him yellow

[00:00:31] But something always told me

[00:00:33] They were reading Tommy wrong

[00:00:38] He was only ten years old

[00:00:40] When his daddy died in prison

[00:00:44] I looked after Tommy

[00:00:47] 'Cause he was my brother's son

[00:00:51] I still recall the final words

[00:00:53] My brother said to Tommy

[00:00:57] Son my life is over

[00:01:00] Joy is just begun

[00:01:04] Promise me son not to do the things I've done

[00:01:09] Walk away from trouble if you can

[00:01:15] It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek

[00:01:20] I hope you're old enough to understand

[00:01:25] Son you don't have to fight to be a man

[00:01:31] There's someone for ev'ryone and

[00:01:33] Tommy's love was Becky

[00:01:38] In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man

[00:01:44] One day while he was workin'

[00:01:47] The Gatlin boys came callin'

[00:01:51] They took turns at Becky

[00:01:54] There was three of them

[00:01:58] Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin'

[00:02:04] The torn dress the shattered look

[00:02:06] Was more than he could stand

[00:02:11] He reached above the fireplace

[00:02:13] And took down his daddy's picture

[00:02:17] As his tears fell on his daddy's face

[00:02:20] He heard these words again

[00:02:24] Promise me son not to do the things I've done

[00:02:29] Walk away from trouble if you can

[00:02:34] It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek

[00:02:40] I hope you're old enough to understand

[00:02:45] Son you don't have to fight to be a man

[00:02:50] The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked

[00:02:54] Into the barroom

[00:02:57] One of them got up

[00:02:59] And met him halfway 'Cross the floor

[00:03:03] When Tommy turned around they said Hey look ol' yellow's leavin'

[00:03:11] But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and blocked

[00:03:14] The door

[00:03:17] Twenty years of crawlin'

[00:03:19] Was bottled up inside him

[00:03:23] He wasn't holdin' nothin' back

[00:03:26] Let 'em have it all

[00:03:30] When Tommy left the barroom

[00:03:32] Not a Gatlin boy was standin'

[00:03:37] He said This one's for Becky

[00:03:39] As he watched the last

[00:03:40] One fall

[00:03:41] And I heard him say

[00:03:43] I promised you Dad not to do the things you done

[00:03:48] I walk away from trouble when I can

[00:03:54] Now please don't think I'm weak I didn't turn the other cheek

[00:03:59] And Papa I sure hope you understand

[00:04:04] Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man

[00:04:10] Ev'ryone considered him

[00:04:12] The coward of the County