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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
He'd never stood one single time
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to prove the county wrong
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His mama named him Tommy,
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but folks just called him Yellow
But something always told me,
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they were reading Tommy wrong
He was only ten years old
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when his daddy died in prison
I looked after Tommy,
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'cause he was my brother's son
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I still recall the final words
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my brother said to Tommy
"Son, my life is over,
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but yours has just begun"
Chorus 1
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not to do the things I've done
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Walk away from trouble
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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 understand
Son, you don't have to fight
Verse 2
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There's someone for everyone
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and Tommy's love was 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 came calling
They took turns at Becky
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an' there was three of them
Tommy opened up the door
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and saw his Becky crying
The torn dress, the shattered look
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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 down his daddy's picture
As his tears fell on his daddy's face,
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he heard these words again
Chorus 2
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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 understand
Son, you don't have to fight
Verse 3
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The Gatlin boys just laughed at him
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when he walked into the bar room
One of them got up
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and met him half way cross the floor
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When Tommy turned around they said,
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"Hey look! Old Yellow's leaving"
But you could've heard a pin drop when
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Tommy stopped and locked the door
Twenty years of crawling
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was bottled up inside him
He wasn't holding nothing back,
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When Tommy left the bar room,
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not a Gatlin boy was standing
He said, "This one's for Becky",
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as he watched the last one fall
And I heard him say
Chorus 3
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not to do the things you've done
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I walk away from 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 should hope you understand
Sometimes you gotta fight
Everyone considered him
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the coward of the county
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