[00:00.000] 作曲 : Roger Bowling/Billy Edd Wheeler
[00:10.99]Everyone considered him
[00:13.04]The coward of the county
[00:17.23]He'd never stood one single time
[00:19.72]To prove the county wrong
[00:23.22]His mama named him Tommy
[00:25.91]But folks just called him yellow
[00:29.79]Something always told me
[00:32.83]They were reading Tommy wrong
[00:34.73]
[00:36.77]He was only ten years old
[00:39.61]When his daddy died in prison
[00:42.96]I looked after Tommy
[00:46.10]Cause he was my brother's son
[00:49.64]I still recall the final words
[00:52.74]My brother said to Tommy
[00:57.22]Son my life is over, but yours has just begun
[01:02.27]Promise me, son
[01:05.81]Not to do the things I've done
[01:09.17]Walk away from trouble if you can
[01:13.67]Now it don't mean you're weak
[01:16.12]If you turn the other cheek
[01:19.11]And I hope you're old enough to understand
[01:24.55]Son, you don't have to fight to be a man
[01:27.50]
[01:29.95]There's someone for everyone
[01:32.04]And Tommy's love was Becky
[01:35.72]In her arms he didn't have
[01:38.87]To prove he was a man
[01:42.21]One day while he was working
[01:44.71]The Gatlin boys came calling
[01:48.59]They took turns at Becky
[01:52.93]N'there was three of them
[01:56.34]Tommy opened up the door
[01:58.84]And saw his Becky crying
[02:02.96]The torn dress, the shattered look
[02:05.29]Was more than he could stand
[02:09.19]He reached above the fireplace
[02:11.18]Took down his daddy's picture
[02:14.22]As a tear fell on his daddy's face
[02:17.76]He heard these words again
[02:19.86]
[02:22.46]Promise me, son
[02:24.30]Not to do the things I've done
[02:27.20]Walk away from trouble if you can
[02:31.84]Now it don't mean you're weak
[02:34.79]If you turn the other cheek
[02:37.22]And I hope you're old enough to understand
[02:42.97]Son, you don't have to fight to be a man
[02:45.86]
[02:48.02]The Gatlin boys just laughed at him
[02:50.61]When he walked into the barroom
[02:54.75]One of them got up
[02:56.50]And met him half way cross the floor
[03:00.89]Tommy turned around they said
[03:03.74]"Hey look, old yella's leavin'"
[03:08.58]But you could've heard a pin drop
[03:10.48]When Tommy stopped and locked the door
[03:14.77]Twenty years of crawling
[03:16.12]Was bottled up inside him
[03:20.05]He wasn't holding nothing back
[03:22.96]He let 'em have it all
[03:27.20]Tommy left the bar room
[03:29.14]Not a Gatlin boy was standing
[03:33.94]He said, "This one's for Becky"
[03:35.53]As he watched the last one fall
[03:39.21]N' I heard him say
[03:39.86]
[03:40.31]I promised you, Dad
[03:42.16]Not to do the things you've done
[03:45.54]I walk away from trouble when I can
[03:50.00]Now please don't think I'm weak
[03:52.63]I didn't turn the other cheek
[03:55.58]Papa, I sure hope you understand
[04:01.16]Sometimes you gotta fight
[04:03.01]When you're a man
[04:06.80]Everyone considered him
[04:08.69]The coward of the county