[Part 1]
I was entombed in the belly of the shadow of d**h
Joker on my right hand, coward on my left
Doin a dance with the devil in the pale moonlight
Hoping everything'll be alright
Trouble come easy, trouble come sweet
Trouble catch yo a** layin in the bath next week
Trouble take everything you own and make you pay just to send it back home
Well I never been a criminal, never been a thief
When I say I been to jail, it ain't the penitentiary
Cause baby penitence is hell enough
Said I could take it then they called my bluff
Well the doctor looked at me and said "he's trouble"
My mama held me in her arms said "I'm trouble"
Folks singin in church say I'm trouble
My daddy knew it all along I was - trouble
[Chorus 2x]
Mama told me son, forget what they told ya
Only you can make the choices that'll mold ya
And any which way that you decide
You gon be trouble, you gon be trouble
[Part 2]
Put all my money in fame and fortune
How disappointing to end up livin like a powerless bum
If I could find the fortune teller, I would tell her
Please give me back all the leather that I paid her just to be number 1
Well a promise can't buy me and lies ain't cheap
One day I pray I find the truth cause like they say it'll set you free
Never listen to the words of some, spent ten years living life on the run
Well I did a little college, but ain't got a degree
Learned just enough to know a cynic's heart is never sleep
But maybe somewhere it's inside us all
Too scared to look for fear that we might fall
See me coming in the game to give em trouble
Ain't gotta like me but respect me, I am trouble
Put your hand over your heart if you know trouble
Like I know trouble, this world is trouble
[Chorus 4x]