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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Everyone considered him
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the coward of the county
Never stood one single time
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to prove the county wrong
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but the folks just called him Yellow
He was only ten years old
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when his daddy died in prison
And I took care of Tommy,
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cause he was my brother's son
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I still recall the final word
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my brother said to Tommy
Son, my life is over,
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but yours has just begun
Promise me, son,
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not to do the things I've done
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Walk away from trouble if you can
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Now it won't mean you win
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if you turn the other cheek
And I hope you're old
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enough to understand
Son, you don't have to
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fight to be a man
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There's someone for everyone
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in Tommy's love with Becky
In her arms he didn't have
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to prove he was a man
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One day while he was working,
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the Gatlin boys kept calling
They took turns at Becky,
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and there were three of them
Tommy opened up the door,
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and saw his Becky crying
The torn dress, the shattered book,
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was more than he could stand
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He reached above the fireplace
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and took his daddy's picture
As his tears fell on his daddy's face,
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he heard these words again
Promise me, son,
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not to do the things I've done
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Walk away from trouble if you can
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Now it won't mean you're weak
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if you turn the other cheek
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I hope you're old enough to
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understand
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Son,
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you don't have to fight to be a man
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Gats and boys just laughed at him
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when he walked into the bar room
One of them got up
and left him
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halfway across the floor
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When Tommy turned around
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they said he looked all yellow -sleepy
But you coulda heard a pin drop
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when Tommy locked the door
Twenty years of crawlin'
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was bottled up inside him
He wasn't cold or nothin' fat,
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he let him have it all
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When Tommy left the barroom,
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not a gadlin' boy was standin'
He said this one's for Becky,
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as he watched the last one fall
I promised you dad
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not to do the things you've done
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trouble when I can
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Now please don't think I'm weak
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I didn't turn the other cheek
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And Papa, I sure hope you understand
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Sometimes you've gotta fight
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Everyone considered him
Outro 1
the coward of the county
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