Coward Of The County (Remastered 2006)
Kenny Rogers"Coward Of The County (Remastered 2006)" ist ein Song von Kenny Rogers, 2018, Pop. Der Song dauert 4:08, 41 lines / 422 words.
Songtext
0:11Ev＇ryone considered him the coward of the county
0:17He never stood one single time to prove the county wrong
0:24His mama named him Tommy but folks just called him yellow
0:31But something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong
0:37He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison
0:44Well I looked after Tommy ＇cause he was my brother＇s son
0:50And I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy:
0:54＂Son my life is over but yours is just begun ＂
1:04＂Promise me son not to do the things I＇ve done
1:09Walk away from trouble if you can
1:14Now it don＇t mean you＇re weak if you turn the other cheek
1:20I hope you＇re old enough to understand:
1:25Son you don＇t have to fight to be a man ＂
1:30There＇s someone for ev＇ryone Tommy＇s love was Becky
1:35In her arms he didn＇t have to prove he was a man
1:43One day while he was workin＇ the Gatlin boys came callin＇
1:49They took turns at Becky there was three of them
1:57Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin＇
2:03The torn dress the shattered look was more than he could stand
2:09He reached above the fireplace took down his daddy＇s picture
2:14As the tears fell on his daddy＇s face he heard these words again
2:23＂Promise me son not to do the things I＇ve done
2:28Walk away from trouble if you can
2:33Now it don＇t mean you＇re weak if you turn the other cheek
2:38I hope you＇re old enough to understand:
2:44Son you don＇t have to fight to be a man ＂
2:49The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom
2:53One of them got up and met him halfway ＇cross the floor
3:02Then Tommy turned around they said Hey look ol＇ yellow＇s leavin＇ ＂
3:08But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door
3:16Twenty years of crawlin＇ was bottled up inside him
3:22He wasn＇t holdin＇ nothin＇ back; he let ＇em have it all
3:28When Tommy left the barroom not a Gatlin boy was standin＇
3:35He said ＂This one＇s for Becky ＂ as he watched the last one fall
3:40And I heard him say:
3:41＂I promised you Dad not to do the things you＇ve done
3:46I＇ll walk away from trouble if I can
3:49Now please don＇t think I＇m weak I couldn＇t turn the other cheek
3:56And papa I sure hope you understand:
4:02Sometimes you gotta fight when you＇re a man ＂
4:08Ev＇ryone considered him the coward of the county
Ev＇ryone considered him the coward of the county He never stood one single time to prove the county wrong His mama named him Tommy but folks just called him yellow But something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison Well I looked after Tommy ＇cause he was my brother＇s son And I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy: ＂Son my life is over but yours is 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 I hope you＇re old enough to understand: Son you don＇t have to fight to be a man ＂ There＇s someone for ev＇ryone Tommy＇s love was Becky In her arms he didn＇t have to prove he was a man One day while he was workin＇ the Gatlin boys came callin＇ They took turns at Becky there was three of them Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin＇ The torn dress the shattered look was more than he could stand He reached above the fireplace took down his daddy＇s picture As the tears 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 don＇t mean you＇re weak 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 Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom One of them got up and met him halfway ＇cross the floor Then Tommy turned around they said Hey look ol＇ yellow＇s leavin＇ ＂ But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door Twenty years of crawlin＇ was bottled up inside him He wasn＇t holdin＇ nothin＇ back; he let ＇em have it all When Tommy left the barroom not a Gatlin boy was standin＇ He said ＂This one＇s for Becky ＂ as he watched the last one fall And I heard him say: ＂I promised you Dad not to do the things you＇ve done I＇ll walk away from trouble if I can Now please don＇t think I＇m weak I couldn＇t turn the other cheek And papa I sure hope you understand: Sometimes you gotta fight when you＇re a man ＂ Ev＇ryone considered him the coward of the county
Übersetzung
Wähle eine Sprache um die Übersetzung zu sehen.