Jerry Axson - Zachary Cotton Cooper Lyrics

Zachary Cotton Cooper
Grew up in my hometown
He came up hard and alone
His folks were never around
DUI at 16
Locked up at 22
His first real taste of anger in there
They beat him black and blue

Sometimes it's hard to remember
Was it August or September
The month Zachary Cooper
Well he just - he laid down and died
You can call it highway robbery
But I believe when his soul was set free
Not a prayer was offered up
And every eye in this town went dry

Zachary Cotton Cooper
Was no one's confidant
His eyes were wild with rage
His soul cried out in want
The woman he took for his wife
The children they conceived
She took her own life for freedom
The kids chose nothing in which to believe

Zachary Cotton Cooper
He died alone
The only thing I can say
He was cold to the bone
Zachary Cotton Cooper
Was no man's friend
That aint' no way to live
And it's sure no way to end