Coward Of The Country-Billy White

[ti:Coward Of The Country] [ar:Billy White] [al:Great Country And Western Songs] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.56]Coward Of The Country - Billy White [00:02.14]Written by：R. BOWLING [00:03.23] [00:11.37]Ev'ryone considered him [00:13.53]The coward of the County [00:15.77] [00:17.62]He'd never stood [00:19.13]One single time [00:20.60]To prove the counrtry wrong [00:22.19] [00:24.35]His mama named him Tommy [00:26.42] [00:27.01]The folks just called him yellow [00:29.09] [00:31.31]But something always told me [00:32.98] [00:33.66]They were reading Tommy wrong [00:35.50] [00:38.00]He was only ten years old [00:40.46]When his daddy died in prison [00:42.43] [00:44.73]I looked after Tommy [00:46.11] [00:47.26]'Cause he was my brother's son [00:48.86] [00:51.15]I still recall the final words [00:53.98]My brother said to Tommy [00:55.70] [00:57.98]Son my life is over [00:59.65] [01:00.62]Joy is just begun [01:02.23] [01:04.84]Promise me son not to do the things I've done [01:09.34] [01:09.98]Walk away from trouble if you can [01:13.01] [01:15.42]It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek [01:19.61] [01:20.50]I hope you're old enough to understand [01:23.97] [01:25.74]Son you don't have to fight to be a man [01:28.92] [01:31.11]There's someone for ev'ryone and [01:33.39] [01:33.96]Tommy's love was Becky [01:35.89] [01:38.15]In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man [01:42.26] [01:44.45]One day while he was workin' [01:46.33] [01:47.25]The Gatlin boys came callin' [01:49.07] [01:51.33]They took turns at Becky [01:52.90] [01:54.40]There was three of them [01:55.60] [01:58.07]Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin' [02:02.27] [02:04.57]The torn dress the shattered look [02:06.89]Was more than he could stand [02:08.86] [02:11.04]He reached above the fireplace [02:13.36]And took down his daddy's picture [02:15.84] [02:17.66]As his tears fell on his daddy's face [02:20.46]He heard these words again [02:22.00] [02:24.63]Promise me son not to do the things I've done [02:28.94] [02:29.76]Walk away from trouble if you can [02:32.89] [02:34.96]It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek [02:39.25] [02:40.02]I hope you're old enough to understand [02:43.62] [02:45.26]Son you don't have to fight to be a man [02:48.47] [02:50.87]The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked [02:54.11]Into the barroom [02:55.25] [02:57.63]One of them got up [02:59.41]And met him halfway 'Cross the floor [03:01.73] [03:03.83]When Tommy turned around they said Hey look ol' yellow's leavin' [03:08.55] [03:11.08]But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and blocked [03:14.11]The door [03:14.96] [03:17.35]Twenty years of crawlin' [03:18.82] [03:19.77]Was bottled up inside him [03:21.83] [03:23.77]He wasn't holdin' nothin' back [03:25.89] [03:26.50]Let 'Em have it all [03:28.01] [03:30.23]When Tommy left the barroom [03:31.99] [03:32.90]Not a Gatlin boy was standin' [03:34.76] [03:37.08]He said This one's for Becky [03:38.58] [03:39.47]As he watched the last [03:40.53]One fall [03:41.29] [03:41.93]And I heard him say [03:43.46]I promised you Dad not to do the things you done [03:48.06] [03:48.69]I walk away from trouble when I can [03:51.97] [03:54.00]Now please don't think I'm weak I didn't turn the other cheek [03:58.30] [03:59.27]And Papa I sure hope you understand [04:02.92] [04:04.41]Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man [04:07.71] [04:10.16]Ev'ryone considered him [04:12.55]The coward of the County