[00:00.00]时代音乐网 www.78497.com  [00:11.88]Ev＇ryone considered him the coward of the county [00:17.46]He never stood one single time to prove the county wrong [00:24.11]His mama named him Tommy  but folks just called him yellow [00:31.02]But something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong [00:37.98]He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison [00:44.44]Well  I looked after Tommy ＇cause he was my brother＇s son [00:50.02]And I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy: [00:54.73]＂Son  my life is over  but yours is just begun ＂ [01:04.89]＂Promise me  son  not to do the things I＇ve done [01:09.66]Walk away from trouble if you can [01:14.73]Now  it don＇t mean you＇re weak if you turn the other cheek [01:20.01]I hope you＇re old enough to understand: [01:25.28]Son  you don＇t have to fight to be a man ＂ [01:30.61]There＇s someone for ev＇ryone  Tommy＇s love was Becky [01:35.93]In her arms he didn＇t have to prove he was a man [01:43.66]One day while he was workin＇ the Gatlin boys came callin＇ [01:49.05]They took turns at Becky  there was three of them [01:57.20]Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin＇ [02:03.62]The torn dress  the shattered look was more than he could stand [02:09.95]He reached above the fireplace  took down his daddy＇s picture [02:14.40]As the tears fell on his daddy＇s face  he heard these words again [02:23.29]＂Promise me son  not to do the things I＇ve done [02:28.58]Walk away from trouble if you can [02:33.65]Now  it don＇t mean you＇re weak if you turn the other cheek [02:38.91]I hope you＇re old enough to understand: [02:44.12]Son  you don＇t have to fight to be a man ＂ [02:49.63]The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom [02:53.53]One of them got up and met him halfway ＇cross the floor [03:02.50]Then Tommy turned around they said  Hey look ol＇ yellow＇s leavin＇ ＂ [03:08.84]But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door [03:16.04]Twenty years of crawlin＇ was bottled up inside him [03:22.31]He wasn＇t holdin＇ nothin＇ back; he let ＇em have it all [03:28.71]When Tommy left the barroom not a Gatlin boy was standin＇ [03:35.81]He said  ＂This one＇s for Becky ＂  as he watched the last one fall [03:40.50]And I heard him say: [03:41.77]＂I promised you  Dad  not to do the things you＇ve done [03:46.92]I＇ll walk away from trouble if I can [03:49.73]Now please don＇t think I＇m weak  I couldn＇t turn the other cheek [03:56.26]And papa  I sure hope you understand: [04:02.60]Sometimes you gotta fight when you＇re a man ＂ [04:08.25]Ev＇ryone considered him the coward of the county