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Coward Of The County Lyrics by Kenny Rogers Kenny Rogers
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Verse 1
Everyone considered him
The coward of the county
Verse 1
He'd never stood one single time
To prove the county wrong
Verse 1
His mama named him Tommy
But folks just called him Yellow
Verse 1
Something always told me
They were reading Tommy wrong
Verse 1
He was only ten years old
When his daddy died in prison
Verse 1
I looked after Tommy
'Cause he was my brother's son
Verse 1
I still recall the final words
My brother said to Tommy
Verse 1
'Son, my life is over, but yours has just begun'
Chorus 1
'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'
Verse 2
There's someone for everyone
And Tommy's love was Becky
Verse 2
In her arms, he didn't have to prove he was a man
One day while he was working
The Gatlin boys came calling
Verse 2
They took turns at Becky
N'there was three of them
Verse 2
Tommy opened up the door
And saw his Becky crying
Verse 2
The torn dress, the shattered look
Was more than he could stand
Verse 2
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
'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 Yellew'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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