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

Eve ryone

Considered him
The coward of

The county

He&#39;d never stood
One single time

To prove
The county wrong

His mama
Named him Tommy,

Buf folks

Just called him Yellow

But somethin&#39;
Always told me

They were readin&#39;
Tommy wrong

He was only
Ten years old

When his daddy died

In prison

I looked after Tommy

&#39;Cause he was
My brother&#39;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&#39;ve done

Walk away from trouble
If you can

Now it won&#39;t
Mean you&#39;re week

If you turn

The other cheek

I hope you&#39;re old enough
To understand

Son you don&#39;t
Have to fight
To be a man

There&#39;s someone
For everyone

And Tommy&#39;s love

Was Becky

In her arms

He did n&#39;i have

To prove he was a man

One day while

He was workin&#39;,

The Gaflin boys

Came collin&#39;

They took turns
At Becky,

And there was
Three of them

Tommy opened

Up the door
And saw his Becky cryin&#39;

The torn dress,
The shaiiered look

Was more
Than he could stand

He reached
Above the fireplace

And took down
His daddy&#39;s picture

As his fears fell
On his daddy&#39;s face

He heard

These words again

Promise me son
Not to do the things

I&#39;ve done

Walk away from trouble
If you can

Now it won&#39;t
Mean you&#39;re week

If you turn

The other cheek

I hope you&#39;re old enough
To understand

Son you don&#39;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
&#39;Cross the floor

When Tommy

Turned around they said

Hey look
0 Yellow&#39;s leuvin&#39;

But you coulda
Heard a pin drop

When Tommy stopped
And locked the door

Twenty years of crawlin&#39;

Was boiiled up
Inside him

He was n&#39;t holdin&#39;

Nothin&#39; back,

He let &#39;em have if all

When Tommy

Left the bu rroom

Not a Gatlin boy
Was sfondin&#39;

He said
This one&#39;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&#39;ve done
I walk away from
Trouble when I can

Now please don&#39;t

Think I&#39;m weak,

I did n&#39;f turn
The other cheek

And poppa,

I sure hope
You understand

Sometimes

You 90110 fight
When you&#39;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.