The Coward Of The County-Carl Wilson

[ti:The Coward Of The County] [ar:Carl Wilson] [al:Sing Me An Old Fashioned Song] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Coward Of The County - Carl Wilson [00:10.53]Everyone considered him [00:13.04]The coward of the county [00:15.10] [00:16.96]He'd never stood one single time [00:19.58]To prove the county wrong [00:21.40] [00:23.39]His mama called him Tommy [00:26.03]But folks just called him yellow [00:28.14] [00:30.18]Something always told me [00:32.55]They were reading Tommy wrong [00:34.80] [00:36.87]He was only ten years old [00:39.12]When his daddy died in prison [00:41.07] [00:43.23]I took care if Tommy [00:44.97] [00:45.52]'Cause he was my brother's son [00:47.53] [00:49.53]I still recall the final words [00:52.17]My brother said to Tommy [00:54.43] [00:56.37]Son my life is over [00:58.48]But yours has just begun [01:00.63] [01:02.83]Promise me son [01:04.87]Not to do the things I've done [01:07.31] [01:07.88]Walk away from trouble if you can [01:11.29] [01:13.17]Now it don't mean you're weak [01:15.26]If you turn the other cheek [01:17.92]And I hope you're old enough to understand [01:21.86] [01:23.41]Son you don't have to fight to be a man [01:26.70] [01:28.79]There's someone for everyone [01:31.30]And Tommy's love was Becky [01:33.33] [01:35.37]In her arms he didn't have [01:37.72]To prove he was a man [01:39.95] [01:41.81]One day while he was working [01:43.75] [01:44.26]The Gatlin boys came calling [01:46.41] [01:48.69]They took turns at Becky [01:50.41] [01:51.33]N'there was three of them [01:52.37] [01:54.90]Tommy opened up the door [01:57.45]And saw his Becky crying [01:59.45] [02:01.31]The torn dress the shattered look [02:04.00]Was more than he could stand [02:05.80] [02:07.80]He reached above the fireplace [02:10.50]Took down his daddy's picture [02:12.54] [02:14.37]As his tears fell on his daddy's face [02:16.99]I heard these words again [02:18.89] [02:21.04]Promise me son [02:23.15]Not to do the things I've done [02:25.54] [02:26.13]Walk away from trouble if you can [02:29.59] [02:31.32]Now it don't mean you're weak [02:33.51]If you turn the other cheek [02:35.83] [02:36.33]And I hope you're old enough to understand [02:40.27] [02:41.67]Son you don't have to fight to be a man [02:44.99] [02:46.99]The Gatlin boys just laughed at him [02:49.71]When he walked into the bar room [02:51.58] [02:53.43]One of them got up [02:55.44]And met him half way 'cross the floor [02:58.11] [02:59.95]Tommy turned around they said [03:02.47]Hey look old yellow's leavin' [03:04.61] [03:06.46]You could've heard a pin drop [03:08.63]When Tommy stopped and locked the door [03:10.55] [03:13.62]Twenty years of crawling [03:14.88] [03:15.47]Was bottled up inside him [03:17.47] [03:19.37]He wasn't holding nothing back [03:21.95]He let 'em have it all [03:24.07] [03:25.89]Tommy left the bar room [03:28.31]Not a Gatlin boy was standing [03:30.54] [03:32.49]He said [03:32.81]This one's for Becky [03:34.01] [03:34.96]As he watched the last one fall [03:36.60] [03:38.77]I promised you dad [03:41.09]Not to do the things you've done [03:43.96]I walk away from trouble when I can [03:47.65] [03:49.12]Now please don't think I'm weak [03:51.32]I didn't turn the other cheek [03:53.62] [03:54.46]Papa I should hope you understand [03:58.08] [03:59.60]Sometimes you gotta fight [04:01.85]When you're a man [04:02.99] [04:04.93]Everyone considered him [04:07.07] [04:07.63]The coward [04:08.72] [04:09.60]Of the county