Coward of the Country - Billy White

[00:00.56]Coward Of The Country - Billy White
[00:02.14]Written by：R. BOWLING
[00:11.37]Ev'ryone considered him
[00:13.53]The coward of the County
[00:17.62]He'd never stood
[00:19.13]One single time
[00:20.6]To prove the counrtry wrong
[00:24.35]His mama named him Tommy
[00:27.01]The folks just called him yellow
[00:31.31]But something always told me
[00:33.66]They were reading Tommy wrong
[00:38.0]He was only ten years old
[00:40.46]When his daddy died in prison
[00:44.73]I looked after Tommy
[00:47.26]'Cause he was my brother's son
[00:51.15]I still recall the final words
[00:53.98]My brother said to Tommy
[00:57.98]Son my life is over
[01:00.62]Joy is just begun
[01:04.84]Promise me son not to do the things I've done
[01:09.979996]Walk away from trouble if you can
[01:15.42]It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
[01:20.5]I hope you're old enough to understand
[01:25.74]Son you don't have to fight to be a man
[01:31.11]There's someone for ev'ryone and
[01:33.96]Tommy's love was Becky
[01:38.15]In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man
[01:44.45]One day while he was workin'
[01:47.25]The Gatlin boys came callin'
[01:51.33]They took turns at Becky
[01:54.4]There was three of them
[01:58.07]Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin'
[02:04.57]The torn dress the shattered look
[02:06.89]Was more than he could stand
[02:11.04]He reached above the fireplace
[02:13.36]And took down his daddy's picture
[02:17.66]As his tears fell on his daddy's face
[02:20.45999]He heard these words again
[02:24.63]Promise me son not to do the things I've done
[02:29.76]Walk away from trouble if you can
[02:34.95999]It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
[02:40.02]I hope you're old enough to understand
[02:45.26]Son you don't have to fight to be a man
[02:50.87]The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked
[02:54.11]Into the barroom
[02:57.63]One of them got up
[02:59.41]And met him halfway 'Cross the floor
[03:03.83]When Tommy turned around they said Hey look ol' yellow's leavin'
[03:11.08]But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and blocked
[03:14.11]The door
[03:17.35]Twenty years of crawlin'
[03:19.77]Was bottled up inside him
[03:23.77]He wasn't holdin' nothin' back
[03:26.5]Let 'Em have it all
[03:30.23]When Tommy left the barroom
[03:32.9]Not a Gatlin boy was standin'
[03:37.08]He said This one's for Becky
[03:39.47]As he watched the last
[03:40.53]One fall
[03:41.93]And I heard him say
[03:43.45999]I promised you Dad not to do the things you done
[03:48.69]I walk away from trouble when I can
[03:54.0]Now please don't think I'm weak I didn't turn the other cheek
[03:59.27]And Papa I sure hope you understand
[04:04.41]Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man
[04:10.16]Ev'ryone considered him
[04:12.55]The coward of the County