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Trouble Man

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Trouble Man

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I come up hard, baby, but now I'm cool

I didn't make it, sugar, playing by the rules

I come up hard, baby, but now I'm fine

I'm checking trouble, sure moving down the line

I come up hard, baby, but that's ok

Because trouble man don't get in my way

I come up hard, baby

I've been for real, baby

Going to keep moving, going to roll to town

I come up hard, come on, get down

There's only three things that's for sure

Taxes, death and trouble

This I know, baby, this I know, child

Yeah, let the sweat through you, baby

Got me singing, yeah, yeah, ooh

I come up hard, baby, I had to fight

Took care of my business with all my might

I come up hard, I had to win

Then start all over and win again

I come up hard, but that's ok

Because trouble man don't get in my way

I know some places and I've seen some faces

I got good connections aimed in my direction

When people say: That's ok, they don't bother me

I'm ready to make it, don't care about the weather

Don't care about no trouble, got myself together

I feel the kind of protection that's all around me

I come up hard, baby

I've been for real, baby

With the trouble man

Moving, going to town

I come up hard, come on, get down

There's only three things for sure

Taxes, death and trouble

This I know, baby

This I know, baby

Hey ain't gon' let it sweat me, baby

I come up hard, but now I'm cool

I didn't make it, baby, playing by the rules

I come up hard, baby, but now I'm fine

I'm checking trouble, sugar, hey, moving down the line

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