Coward Of The County-Dickie Rock

[ti:Coward Of The County] [ar:Dickie Rock] [al:20 Greatest Hits] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Coward Of The County - Dickie Rock [00:11.40]Everyone considered him [00:13.81]The coward of the county [00:15.93] [00:17.56]He'd never stood one single time [00:20.09]To prove the county wrong [00:22.03] [00:24.15]His mama named him Tommy [00:26.68]But folks just called him yellow [00:28.74] [00:30.69]Something always told me [00:33.30]They were reading Tommy wrong [00:35.34] [00:38.02]He was only ten years old [00:40.13]When his daddy died in prison [00:42.25] [00:44.59]I looked after Tommy [00:46.06] [00:46.60]Cause he was my brother's son [00:48.59] [00:50.56]I still recall the final words [00:53.36]My brother said to Tommy [00:55.48] [00:57.46]Son my life is over [00:59.28] [00:59.85]But yours has just begun [01:02.14] [01:04.41]Promise me son [01:06.40]Not to do the things I've done [01:08.63] [01:09.28]Walk away from trouble if you can [01:12.36] [01:14.51]It won't mean you're weak [01:16.67]If you turn the other cheek [01:18.70] [01:19.55]I hope you're old enough to understand [01:22.67] [01:24.59]Son you don't have to fight to be a man [01:27.85] [01:29.90]There's someone for everyone [01:32.13]And Tammy's love was Becky [01:34.41] [01:36.29]In her arms he didn't have to [01:38.95]Prove he was a man [01:40.67] [01:42.72]One day while he was working [01:44.95]The Gatling boys came calling [01:47.28] [01:49.11]They took turns at Becky an [01:51.94]There was three of them [01:53.36] [01:55.65]Tommy opened up the door [01:58.17]And saw his Becky crying [02:00.30] [02:01.85]The torn dress [02:03.22]The shattered look was more [02:05.24]Than he could stand [02:06.30] [02:08.11]He reached above the fireplace [02:10.16] [02:10.70]And took down his daddy's picture [02:13.08] [02:14.49]As his tears fell on his daddy's face [02:17.04] [02:17.57]He heard these words again [02:18.99] [02:21.24]Promise me son [02:23.38]Not to do the things I've done [02:25.73] [02:26.31]Walk away from trouble if you can [02:29.47] [02:31.01]It won't mean you're weak [02:33.63]If you turn the other cheek [02:35.46] [02:36.05]I hope you're old enough to understand [02:39.20] [02:41.25]Son you don't have to fight to be a man [02:44.36] [02:46.40]The Gatling boys just laughed at him [02:48.80]When he walked into the bar room [02:50.94] [02:52.97]One of them got up and met him [02:55.35]Half way cross the floor [02:56.92] [02:58.66]When Tommy turned around they said [03:01.48]Hey look old yellow's leaving [03:03.52] [03:05.11]But you could have heard a pin drop [03:07.68]When Tommy stopped and locked the door [03:10.12] [03:11.61]Twenty years of crawling were [03:14.27]Bottled up inside him [03:15.85] [03:18.58]He wasn't holding nothing back [03:20.11] [03:20.90]He let em have it all [03:22.02] [03:24.27]When Tommy left the bar room [03:26.21] [03:26.78]Not a Gatling boy was standing [03:28.89] [03:30.78]He said this one's for Becky [03:32.76]As he watched the last one fall [03:35.17]An I heard him say [03:36.23] [03:36.95]I promised you dad [03:39.15]Not to do the things you've done [03:41.29] [03:41.84]I walk away from trouble when I can [03:44.99] [03:46.75]Now please don't think I'm weak [03:49.05]I didn't turn the other cheek [03:51.22] [03:51.84]And papa I should hope you understand [03:55.41] [03:56.94]Sometimes you gotta fight [03:59.10]When you're a man [04:00.29] [04:02.55]Everyone considered him [04:04.57]The coward of the county