Coward Of The County (Kenny Rogers)-Scott Lucas/The Married Men

[ti:Coward Of The County (Kenny Rogers)] [ar:Scott Lucas] [al:The Cruel Summer EP] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Coward Of The County (Kenny Rogers) - Scott Lucas/The Married Men [00:00.74]Everyone considered him the coward of the county [00:06.68] [00:08.72]He never stood one single time [00:11.90]To prove the county wrong [00:14.31] [00:16.31]His mama named him Tommy [00:19.05] [00:19.83]But folks just called him yellow [00:22.19] [00:24.54]But something always told me [00:27.39]They were reading Tommy wrong [00:30.28] [00:33.63]He was only ten years old [00:37.07]When his daddy died in prison [00:39.80] [00:42.10]I looked after Tommy [00:44.16] [00:44.84]Cause he was my brother's son [00:47.92] [00:49.71]And I still recall the final words [00:53.01]My brother said to Tommy [00:55.67] [00:57.74]Son my life is over but yours is just begun [01:03.23] [01:05.83]Promise me son not to do the things I've done [01:11.18] [01:11.92]Walk away from trouble if you can [01:15.83] [01:18.05]Now it don't mean you're weak [01:20.36]If you turn the other cheek [01:24.13]I hope you're old enough to understand [01:28.87] [01:29.78]Son you don't have to fight to be a man [01:34.54] [01:36.13]There's someone for everyone [01:39.19]And Tommy's love was Becky [01:41.62] [01:43.94]In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man [01:48.82] [01:51.19]One day while he was working [01:53.84] [01:54.39]The Gatlin boys came calling [01:56.85] [01:58.98]They took turns at Becky there were three of them [02:04.22] [02:06.23]Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky crying [02:11.76] [02:13.56]The torn dress [02:14.91]The shattered look was more than he could stand [02:19.35] [02:20.89]He reached above the fireplace [02:23.75]Took down his daddy's picture [02:26.27] [02:28.27]As the tears fell on his daddy's face [02:31.42]He heard these words again [02:33.47] [02:35.83]Promise me son not to do the things I've done [02:41.26] [02:41.84]Walk away from trouble if you can [02:45.76] [02:47.51]Now it don't mean you're weak [02:49.78]If you turn the other cheek [02:52.63] [02:53.22]I hope you're old enough to understand [02:57.79] [02:58.86]Son you don't have to fight to be a man [03:03.12] [03:04.85]The Gatlin boys just laughed at him [03:07.57]When he walked into the barroom [03:10.51] [03:12.24]One of them got up and met him halfway cross the floor [03:17.32] [03:19.33]When Tommy turned around they said [03:22.37]Hey look ol' yellow's leaving [03:25.06] [03:27.31]But you could heard a pin drop when [03:29.50]Tommy stopped and locked the door [03:32.07] [03:34.36]Twenty years of crawling was bottled up inside him [03:39.61] [03:41.87]He wasn't holding nothing back; [03:45.38]He let them have it all [03:47.40] [03:49.94]When Tommy left the barroom [03:52.45] [03:53.19]Not a Gatlin boy was standing [03:55.84] [03:58.91]He said this one's for Becky [04:01.35] [04:02.04]As he watched the last one fall [04:05.14]And I heard him say [04:06.90]I promised you Dad [04:08.89]Not to do the things you've done [04:11.96] [04:12.47]I'll walk away from trouble if I can [04:16.41] [04:18.27]Now please don't think I'm weak [04:20.33]I couldn't turn the other cheek [04:23.21] [04:23.88]And papa I sure hope you understand [04:28.12] [04:29.51]Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man [04:33.25] [04:35.59]Promise me Son not to do the things I've done [04:40.69] [04:41.36]Walk away from trouble if you can [04:45.26] [04:46.89]It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek [04:52.12] [04:52.65]I hope you're old enough to understand [04:57.05] [04:58.22]Son you don't have to fight to be a man [05:02.58] [05:04.62]Everyone considered him the coward of the county