Karaoke Track: Coward Of The County by Kenny Rogers (Monster Hits) - Karaoke Nerds

Eve ryone

Considered him
The coward of

The county

He'd never stood
One single time

To prove
The county wrong

His mama
Named him Tommy,

Buf folks

Just called him Yellow

But somethin'
Always told me

They were readin'
Tommy wrong

He was only
Ten years old

When his daddy died

In prison

I looked after 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 iusi begun

Promise me son
Not to do the things

I've done

Walk away from trouble
If you can

Now it won't
Mean you're week

If you turn

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 Becky

In her arms

He did n'i have

To prove he was a man

One day while

He was workin',

The Gaflin boys

Came collin'

They took turns
At Becky,

And there was
Three of them

Tommy opened

Up the door
And saw his Becky cryin'

The torn dress,
The shaiiered look

Was more
Than he could stand

He reached
Above the fireplace

And took down
His daddy's picture

As his fears fell
On his daddy's face

He heard

These words again

Promise me son
Not to do the things

I've done

Walk away from trouble
If you can

Now it won't
Mean you're week

If you turn

The other cheek

I hope you're old enough
To understand

Son you don't
Have to fight
To be a man

The Gotlin boys
Just laughed at him

When he walked

Into the b0 rroom

One of them got up

And met him halfway
'Cross the floor

When Tommy

Turned around they said

Hey look
0 Yellow's leuvin'

But you coulda
Heard a pin drop

When Tommy stopped
And locked the door

Twenty years of crawlin'

Was boiiled up
Inside him

He was n't holdin'

Nothin' back,

He let 'em have if all

When Tommy

Left the bu rroom

Not a Gatlin boy
Was sfondin'

He said
This one's for Becky

As he watched
The last one full
And I heard him say

I promised you dad
Not to do

The things you've done
I walk away from
Trouble when I can

Now please don't

Think I'm weak,

I did n'f turn
The other cheek

And poppa,

I sure hope
You understand

Sometimes

You 90110 fight
When you're a man

Everyone
Considered him

The coward
Of the county

WriHen By R. Bowling
And B.E. Wheeler.

Copyright Roger Bowling Music
And Sleepy Hollow Music.

Title: Coward Of The County
Artist: Kenny Rogers
Brand: Monster Hits
(25 Other Versions)
Codes: MH1097-02 MHPK02-09-16 MHPK20-19-16
Genres: pop, rock, country, soft rock, country pop, adult contemporary