Lord knows I've tried To do what's right One whole year of staying home Both day and night 'Cause I smell a mean trouble Way over yonder you know I heard a mean, yeah Always in trouble people Lord they just won't let me be The people talk about me Both night and day I said, Lord please forgive them And go the other way 'Cause I smell a mean trouble Lord I smell trouble ahead of me, oh yeah Yes, we're always in trouble Lord, they just won't let me be And from now on I will not run and hide I'll face trouble with a smile And hope it pa** me by 'Cause I smell a mean trouble Way over yonder, I say I heard a mean Yes, we're always in trouble They just won't, they just won't Lord, they just won't let me be, oh yeah