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Artist：kenny rogers |
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Songs Title：coward of the county |
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Ev＇ryone considered him the coward of the county. |
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He never stood one single time to prove the county wrong. |
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His mama named him Tommy, but folks just called him yellow, |
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But something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong. |
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He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison. |
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Well, I looked after Tommy ＇cause he was my brother＇s son. |
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And I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy: |
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＂Son, my life is over, but yours is just begun.＂ |
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＂Promise me, son, not to do the things I＇ve done. |
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Walk away from trouble if you can. |
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Now, it don＇t mean you＇re weak if you turn the other cheek. |
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I hope you＇re old enough to understand: |
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Son, you don＇t have to fight to be a man.＂ |
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There＇s someone for ev＇ryone, Tommy＇s love was Becky. |
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In her arms he didn＇t have to prove he was a man. |
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One day while he was workin＇ the Gatlin boys came callin＇. |
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They took turns at Becky, there was three of them! |
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Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin＇. |
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The torn dress, the shattered look was more than he could stand. |
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He reached above the fireplace, took down his daddy＇s picture. |
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As the tears fell on his daddy＇s face, he heard these words again. |
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＂Promise me son, not to do the things I＇ve done. |
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Walk away from trouble if you can. |
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Now, it don＇t mean you＇re weak if you turn the other cheek. |
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I hope you＇re old enough to understand: |
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Son, you don＇t have to fight to be a man.＂ |
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The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom. |
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One of them got up and met him halfway ＇cross the floor. |
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Then Tommy turned around they said, Hey look ol＇ yellow＇s leavin＇.＂ |
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But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door. |
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Twenty years of crawlin＇ was bottled up inside him. |
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He wasn＇t holdin＇ nothin＇ back; he let ＇em have it all. |
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When Tommy left the barroom not a Gatlin boy was standin＇. |
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He said, ＂This one＇s for Becky.＂, as he watched the last one fall. |
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And I heard him say: |
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＂I promised you, Dad, not to do the things you＇ve done. |
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I＇ll walk away from trouble if I can. |
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Now please don＇t think I＇m weak, I couldn＇t turn the other cheek, |
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And papa, I sure hope you understand: |
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Sometimes you gotta fight when you＇re a man.＂ |
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Ev＇ryone considered him the coward of the county... |
