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, sugar,
moving down the line.
I come up hard, baby,
but that's okay, 'cause
Trouble Man don't get in my way.
I come up hard, baby.
I mean for real, baby.
Gonna keep moving,
gonna go to town,
I come up hard,
come up, getting down.
There's only three things, that's for sure:
taxes, death, and trouble.
Uh!
This I know, baby.
This I know, sugar.
Yeah, you never let it sweat you, babe.
Get me singing, yeah, yeah!
Ooh!
I come up hard, baby,
I had to fight.
Took care my business with all my might.
I come up hard, hard, hard, I had to win.
Then start all over,
then win again.
I come up hard, but that's okay 'cause
Trouble Man don't get in my way.
Hey, hey.
I know some places, and I've seen some faces, I got my connections, I give my directions.
What people say, that's okay, they don't bother me.
I'm ready to make it, but don't care what the weather, don't care 'bout no trouble, got myself together.
Laughing, no crying, protection is all around me.
I come up hard, babe.
I've been for real, babe,
with the Trouble Man.
Moving, going tight!
I come up hard, I come up, get ting down.
There's only three things for sure:
taxes, death, and trouble.
Ooh, this I know, baby.
This I know, baby.
Ain't gon' let it sweat me, babe.
Whoa!
I know, baby!
Ooh, 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,
hey, oh.
