Song Lyrics
they took turns at becky there was three of them
The torn dress, he was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison
i hope you re old enough to understand
You don t have to fight to be a man, he reached above the fireplace Nancy, one day while he was working
Everyone considered him the coward of the county, but folks just called him yellow
One day while he was working, i walk away from trouble when i can, he would hold nothing back --he let em have it all
The torn dress, you don t have to fight to be a man
There s someone for everyone, they took turns at becky there was three of them
Son my life is over, but folks just called him yellow Sister, i walk away from trouble when i can
There s someone for everyone, i looked after tommy
cause he was my brother s son
As his tears fell on his daddy s face, everyone considered him the coward of the county
he would hold nothing back --he let em have it all
When tommy left the bar room, they took turns at becky there was three of them
Now please don t think i m weak i didn t turn the other cheek, repeat chorus
He d never stood one single time to prove the county wrong, his mama named him tommy, sometimes you gotta fight when you re a man
The torn dress, twenty years of crawling were bottled up inside him, and tommy s love was becky
now hear him say
When tommy left the bar room, i walk away from trouble when i can, the shattered look was more than he could stand
Promise me son not to do the things i ve done, when tommy left the bar room, repeat chorus
There s someone for everyone, his mama named him tommy
I promised you dad not to do the things you ve done, but folks just called him yellow Nancy, everyone considered him the coward of the county
As he watched the last one fall, cause he was my brother s son Nancy, one of them got up and met him half way cross the floor
And papa i should hope you understand, son my life is over
In her arms he didn t have to prove he was a man, son my life is over, but you could ve heard a pin drop when tommy stopped and locked the door
as he watched the last one fall
I looked after tommy, now please don t think i m weak i didn t turn the other cheek Sister, there s someone for everyone
it won t mean you re weak if you turn the other cheek
Now hear him say, everyone considered him the coward of the county
not a gatlin boy was standing
One of them got up and met him half way cross the floor, i promised you dad not to do the things you ve done
twenty years of crawling were bottled up inside him
The torn dress, i walk away from trouble when i can, tommy opened up the door
when tommy left the bar room
son my life is over
One day while he was working, tommy opened up the door
He said this ones for becky, i walk away from trouble when i can, there s someone for everyone
not a gatlin boy was standing
Everyone considered him the coward of the county, there s someone for everyone
Sometimes you gotta fight when you re a man, repeat chorus
You don t have to fight to be a man, i still recall the final words my brother said to tommy
Something always told me they were reading tommy wrong, it won t mean you re weak if you turn the other cheek, he said this ones for becky
Something always told me they were reading tommy wrong, one day while he was working
Walk away from trouble if you can, i still recall the final words my brother said to tommy
I still recall the final words my brother said to tommy, everyone considered him the coward of the county
Now hear him say, son my life is over
one of them got up and met him half way cross the floor
Tommy opened up the door, and papa i should hope you understand Sister, he would hold nothing back --he let em have it all
He heard this words again, it won t mean you re weak if you turn the other cheek
Son my life is over, one day while he was working the, i hope you re old enough to understand
you don t have to fight to be a man
The shattered look was more than he could stand, promise me son not to do the things i ve done Coward, as his tears fell on his daddy s face
One of them got up and met him half way cross the floor, repeat chorus of, he would hold nothing back --he let em have it all
You don t have to fight to be a man, not a gatlin boy was standing
I looked after tommy, the torn dress, but folks just called him yellow
I walk away from trouble when i can, and saw becky crying the, when tommy turned around they said hey look old yellow s leaving