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Kenny Rogers Miscellaneous Coward Of The County Everyone considered him The coward of the county It never stool one single time To prove the county's His mama named him Tommy The folks just called him Yellow Something always told me They were reading Tommy's wrong He was only ten years old When his daddy died in prison I looked after Tommy Because he's my brother's son I still recalled the final words My brother said to Tommy, "Son, my life was over, But yours just begun. Promised me son, Not to do the things I've done, Walked away form troubles if you can It won't mean your weak If you turned the other cheek I hope you're old enough to understand Son you don't have to fight to be a man There's someone for everyone." And Tommy's love was working The gambling boys came calling They took turns of Veckie And there was three of them Tommy opened up the door Saw his Veckie crying The torn dress, the shattered look Is more than he could stand He reached above the fire place And took down his daddy's face He heard these words again Promised me son Not to do the things I've done, Walked away form troubles if you can It won't mean your weak If you turned the other cheek I hope you're old enough to understand Son you don't have to fight to be a man The gambling boys just laughed at him When he walked into the barroom One of them got up And meet him halfway cross the floor When Tommy turn around They said, Hey look old Yellow's leaving But you could have heard a pin drop When Tommy stop and lock the door The bottle up inside him He let them have it all He wouldn't hold nothing back He let them have it all When Tommy left the barroom Not a gambling boy was standing He said this one's for Veckie As he watched the last one fall I heard him say I promised you dad Not to do the things you've done, I walked away form troubles when I can Now please don't think I'm weak I didn't turn the other cheek And papa I surely hope you understand Sometimes you got to fight when you're a man Everyone considered him The coward of the county |
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