《Coward of the Country》歌词

[00:00:00] Coward of the Country - Ray Dylan

[00:00:03] Lyricist：Roger Bowling/Billy Edd Wheeler

[00:00:07] Composer：Roger Bowling/Billy Edd Wheeler

[00:00:11] Everyone considered him the coward of the county

[00:00:17] He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong

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

[00:00:26] But folks just called him yellow

[00:00:31] Something always told me

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

[00:00:37] He was only ten years old

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

[00:00:44] I looked after Tommy

[00:00:46] 'Cause he was my brother's son

[00:00:50] I still recall the final

[00:00:53] Words my brother said to Tommy

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

[00:00:59] But yours has just begun

[00:01:04] Promise me son not to do the things

[00:01:08] I've done

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

[00:01:15] It won't mean you're weak

[00:01:17] 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

[00:01:30] There's someone for everyone

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

[00:01:37] In her arms

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

[00:01:44] One day while he was working

[00:01:47] The Gatlin boys came calling

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

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

[00:01:57] Tommy opened up the door

[00:02:00] And saw his Becky crying

[00:02:04] The torn dress

[00:02:05] The shattered look was more

[00:02:07] Than he could stand

[00:02:10] He reached above the fireplace

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

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

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

[00:02:22] And his

[00:02:24] Promise me son not to do the things

[00:02:28] I've done

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

[00:02:34] Now it won't mean you're weak

[00:02:37] 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

[00:02:51] The Gatlin boys just laughed

[00:02:52] At him when he walked into the barroom

[00:02:57] One of them got up and met him halfway

[00:03:01] 'Cross the floor

[00:03:04] When Tommy turned around they said

[00:03:06] Hey look old yeller's leaving

[00:03:11] But you could've heard a pin drop

[00:03:13] When Tommy stopped and locked the door

[00:03:17] Twenty years of crawling was bottled up

[00:03:21] Inside him

[00:03:24] He wasn't holding nothin' back

[00:03:26] He let 'em have it all

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

[00:03:33] Not a Gatlin boy was standing

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

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

[00:03:42] And I heard him say

[00:03:44] I promised you dad

[00:03:46] Not to do the things you've done

[00:03:49] I walk away from trouble when I can

[00:03:54] Now please don't think I'm weak

[00:03:56] I didn't turn the other cheek

[00:04:00] And papa I sure hope you understand

[00:04:05] Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man

[00:04:11] Everyone considered him the coward

[00:04:14] Of the county