Coward of the Country-Ray Dylan

[ti:Coward of the Country] [ar:Ray Dylan] [al:Goeie Ou Country, Vol. 3] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Coward of the Country - Ray Dylan [00:03.72]Lyricist：Roger Bowling/Billy Edd Wheeler [00:07.44]Composer：Roger Bowling/Billy Edd Wheeler [00:11.16]Everyone considered him the coward of the county [00:17.49]He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong [00:24.09]His mama named him Tommy [00:26.81]But folks just called him yellow [00:31.08]Something always told me [00:33.51]They were reading Tommy wrong [00:37.81]He was only ten years old [00:40.28]When his daddy died in prison [00:44.46]I looked after Tommy [00:46.79]'Cause he was my brother's son [00:50.80]I still recall the final [00:53.13]Words my brother said to Tommy [00:57.71]Son my life is over [00:59.82]But yours has just begun [01:04.51]Promise me son not to do the things [01:08.24]I've done [01:09.83]Walk away from trouble if you can [01:15.09]It won't mean you're weak [01:17.13]If you turn the other cheek [01:20.14]I hope you're old enough to understand [01:25.41]Son you don't have to fight to be a man [01:30.83]There's someone for everyone [01:33.63]And Tommy's love was Becky [01:37.84]In her arms [01:38.98]He didn't have to prove he was a man [01:44.17]One day while he was working [01:47.02]The Gatlin boys came calling [01:51.23]They took turns at Becky [01:54.11]There was three of them [01:57.83]Tommy opened up the door [02:00.33]And saw his Becky crying [02:04.37]The torn dress [02:05.61]The shattered look was more [02:07.77]Than he could stand [02:10.92]He reached above the fireplace [02:13.31]And took down his daddy's picture [02:17.48]As the tears fell on his daddy's face [02:20.22]He heard these words again [02:22.90]And his [02:24.37]Promise me son not to do the things [02:28.26]I've done [02:29.79]Walk away from trouble if you can [02:34.87]Now it won't mean you're weak [02:37.17]If you turn the other cheek [02:40.10]I hope you're old enough to understand [02:45.51]Son you don't have to fight to be a man [02:51.14]The Gatlin boys just laughed [02:52.96]At him when he walked into the barroom [02:57.88]One of them got up and met him halfway [03:01.14]'Cross the floor [03:04.18]When Tommy turned around they said [03:06.78]Hey look old yeller's leaving [03:11.38]But you could've heard a pin drop [03:13.13]When Tommy stopped and locked the door [03:17.84]Twenty years of crawling was bottled up [03:21.30]Inside him [03:24.15]He wasn't holding nothin' back [03:26.94]He let 'em have it all [03:30.89]When Tommy left the barroom [03:33.45]Not a Gatlin boy was standing [03:37.45]He said this one's for Becky [03:39.89]As he watched the last one fall [03:42.90]And I heard him say [03:44.25]I promised you dad [03:46.53]Not to do the things you've done [03:49.30]I walk away from trouble when I can [03:54.76]Now please don't think I'm weak [03:56.94]I didn't turn the other cheek [04:00.11]And papa I sure hope you understand [04:05.42]Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man [04:11.10]Everyone considered him the coward [04:14.83]Of the county