Intro – Spoken / Blues Drawl]
Mmm… yeah, I been down,
But I ain’t stay down.
The Lord done brought me out before…
and He’ll do it again.
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[Verse 1]
Woke up this mornin’ with a heavy load,
Felt like the devil camped out on my road,
Bills on the table, tears in my eyes,
But I still got a praise that money can’t buy.
Oh, I been weary, but I ain’t weak,
The Lord’s been talkin’, I just let Him speak,
He said, “Child, don’t you give up today,”
‘Cause trouble don’t last always.
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[Chorus]
Mmm, trouble don’t last always,
No, no, no — it don’t last always,
I done cried some nights, but I still give praise,
‘Cause trouble don’t last always.
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[Verse 2]
I done stumbled, but He picked me up,
Drank from the bitter, but He filled my cup,
I’ve been low, but I’ve been found,
He turned my pain to holy ground.
When that thunder rolled and the lightning flashed,
He covered my soul, kept me from the crash,
Now I sing my song, come what may,
‘Cause trouble don’t last always.
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[Chorus]
Mmm, trouble don’t last always,
No, no, no — it don’t last always,
You might bend, but you won’t break,
God’ll show up right on time, make no mistake.
Mmm, trouble don’t last always.
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[Bridge – Call and Response / Choir Style]
🎶 He brought me out! (Yes, He did!)
🎶 He made a way! (Yes, He did!)
🎶 He lifted me up! (Yes, He did!)
🎶 And told me to stay! (Yes, He did!)
🎶 I was down in the valley! (But He called my name!)
🎶 Now I’m walkin’ in freedom! (Ain’t God the same?)
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[Final Chorus – Big Blues Groove]
Mmm, trouble don’t last always,
The Lord been good to me all my days,
Sun gon’ shine after this rain,
Joy gon’ rise after this pain.
Mmm, I said, trouble don’t last always,
Trouble don’t last —
No, it don’t last always. 🎸
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[Outro – Spoken with guitar riff]
Yeah, I been through the storm,
But I came out singin’.
‘Cause my God… He don’t fail.
And trouble — don’t last always.
