Foto: Instagram Kenny Rogers @_kennyrogers
Kenny Rogers. La leyenda de la música country en los Estados Unidos murió a los 81 años por causas naturales en su casa en Sandy Springs, Georgia
Conocido en todo el mundo por grandes éxitos como: Lady, We ve Tonight y The Gambler (protagonizó la película con el mismo nombre), unos de los más conocidos es: Coward of the Country. Se destaco por más de seis décadas en la industria de la música en los Estados Unidos en el género country. Durante su carrera musical gano diversos premios, distinciones y participaciones en importantes proyectos musicales, entre los que se destacan: tres premios Grammis, en seis ocasiones obtuvo los Country Music Awards y participó en el proyecto USA for África en la grabación de la canción We Are the World. En 2013 ingreso al Salón de la Fama de la Música Country.
Se fue uno de los artistas más queridos por el público, y considerado el más grande cantante de la música country. Deja un rico legado en su larga carrera musical; con más de 60 millones de discos vendidos en Estados Unidos y en todo el mundo.
Coward Of The County
Kenny Rogers
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.