케니 로저스
Everyone
considered him
The coward of
the county
He'd never stood
one single time
To prove the
county wrong
His mama called
him Tommy
But folks just
called him yellow
Something always
told me
They were reading
Tommy wrong
And He was only
ten years old
When his daddy
died in prison
And I took
care of Tommy
'Cause he was
my brother's son
I still recall
the final words
My brother said to Tommy
Son my life is over
But yours
has just begun
Promise me son
Not to do the
things I've done
Walk away from
trouble if you can
Now it don't
mean you're weak
If you turn
the other cheek
And I hope you're
old enough
to understand
Son you don't have
to fight to be a man
There's someone
for everyone
Tommy's love was Becky
In her arms
he didn't have
To prove he was a man
One day while
he was working
The Gatlin boys
came calling
They took turns
at Becky
N'there was
three of them
Tommy opened up
the door
saw's Becky crying
The torn dress
the shattered look
Was more than
he could stand
He reached above
the fireplace
Took down his
daddy's picture
As his tears
fell on his
daddy's face
I heard these
words again
Promise me son
Not to do the
things I've done
Walk away from
trouble if you can
Now it don't
mean you're weak
If you turn
the other cheek
And I hope you're
old enough
to understand
Son you don't have
to fight to be a man
The Gatlin boys
just laughed at him
When he walked
into the barroom
One of them got up
met him half way
cross the floor
Tommy turned
around they said
Hey look old
yeller's leavin'
Twenty years
of crawling
Was bottled up
inside him
He wasn't holding
nothing back
He let 'em have it all
Tommy he left
the bar room
Not a Gatlin
boy was standing
He said This
one's for Becky
As he watched
the last one fall
N' I heard him say
I promised you Dad
Not to do the
things you've done
I'll walk away
from trouble
when I can
Now please don't
think I'm weak
I didn't turn
the other cheek
Papa I should
hope you understand
Sometimes you
gotta fight
When you're a man
Everyone
considered him
The coward
of the county