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Everyone considered him the coward of the county
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He never stood one single time to prove the county wrong
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His mama named him Tommy but folks just called him yellow
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Something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong
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He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison
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I looked after Tommy cause he was my brother's son
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I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy
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Son my life is over but yours is just begun↓