Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County

Kenneth Donald Rogers - nascido a 21 de Agosto de 1938, em Houston (Texas) - é um prolífico cantor de música country norte-americano, além de fotógrafo, produtor e actor.

Rogers também foi um dos líderes do grupo USA for Africa, que teve como objetivo ajudar as vítimas da fome e doenças em África. A música que deu início a essa organização foi o compacto "We are the world", escrito por Michael Jackson e Lionel Richie. Essa música reuniu 45 cantores, que mais tarde seriam os integrantes do grupo.

Discografia

1976 - Love Lifted Me
1976 - Kenny Rogers
1977 - Daytime Friends
1978 - Love Or Something Like It
1978 - The Gambler
1979 - Kenny
1980 - Gideon
1981 - Christmas
1981 - Share Your Love
1982 - Love Will Turn You Around
1983 - Eyes That See In The Dark
1983 - We've Got Tonight
1984 - What About Me?
1985 - Sunshine
1985 - The Heart Of The Matter
1987 - I Prefer The Moonlight
1989 - Something Inside So Strong
1990 - Love Is Strange
1993 - If Only My Heart Had A Voice
1994 - Timepiece (Orchestral Sessions)
1996 - The Gift
1997 - Always & Forever
1999 - She Rides Wild Horses
2000 - Christmas Greetings
2000 - There You Go Again
2003 - Back To The Well
2006 - Water and Bridges
2009 - 50th Years Collection
2011 - The Love Of God

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Kenny Rogers

Coward Of The County

Ev'ryone considered him the coward of the county.

He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong.

His mama named him Tommy, the folks just called him yellow,

But something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong.

He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison.

I looked after Tommy 'cause he was my brother's son.

I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy:

"Son, my life is over, but yours is just begun.

Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done.

Walk away from trouble if you can.

It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek.

I hope you're old enough to understand:

Son, you don't have to fight to be a man."

There's someone for ev'ryone and Tommy's love was Becky.

In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man.

One day while he was workin' the Gatlin boys came callin'.

They took turns at Becky.... There was three of them!

Tommy opened up the door and saw his Becky cryin'.

The torn dress, the shattered look was more than he couldstand.

He reached above the fireplace and took down his daddy'spicture.

As his tears fell on his daddy's face, he heard these wordsagain:

"Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done.

Walk away from trouble if you can.

It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek.

I hope you're old enough to understand:

Son, you don't have to fight to be a man."

The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into thebarroom.

One of them got up and met him halfway 'cross the floor.

When Tommy turned around they said, "Hey look! ol' yellow'sleavin'."

But you coulda heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and blockedthe door.

Twenty years of crawlin' was bottled up inside him.

He wasn't holdin' nothin' back; he let 'em have it all.

When Tommy left the barroom not a Gatlin boy was standin'.

He said, "This one's for Becky," as he watched the last onefall.

And I heard him say,

"I promised you, Dad, not to do the things you done.

I 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."

Ev'ryone considered him the coward of the county.