Coward of the county

Verse 1:
Everyone considered him the coward of the country
He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong
His mama named him Tommy but folk's called him Gillo
Something always told me that they were reading Tommy wrong

He was only 10 years old when his daddy died in prison
I looked up to Tommy cause he was my brother's son
I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy

Chorus:
"Son my life is over, but yours has just begun.
Promise me son not to do the things I've done
Walk away from trouble if you can
Now we don't mean you're weak when you turn the other cheek
I hope you're old enough to understand
Son you don't have to fight to be a man"

Verse 2:
There's someone for everyone and Tommy's love was Becky
In her arms he didnt have to prove he was a man
One day while he was working the Gatling boys came calling
They took turns with Becky and there were 3 of them

Verse 3:
Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky crying
The torn dress, the shattered look was more than hr could stand
He reached about the fire place, took down his daddy's picture
As his tears fell on his daddy's face he heard these words again.

Chorus:
"Promise me son not to do the things I've done
Walk away from trouble if you can
Now we don't mean you're weak when you turn the other cheek
I hope you're old enough to understand
Son you don't have to fight to be a man"

Verse 4:
The Gatling boys just laughed at him when he walked into the bar room
One of them got up and made it halfway across the floor
When Tommy turned around they said
"Hey look (*)leaving"
But you could've heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped to lock the door

20 years of crawling was bottled up inside him
He wasnt holding nothing back
He let him have it all
When Tommy leave the bar room not a Gatling boy was standing
He said "This one's for Becky"
As he watched the last one fall
And I heard him say

Chorus:
"I promised you dad not to do the things you've done
Id Walk away from trouble when I can
Now please don't think I'm weak I didn't turn the other cheek
And Papa I sure hope you understand
Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man"

Entro:
Everyone considered him the coward of the county