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Trouble Brings Company lyrics
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Intro
Lamp burning low in the corner, casting shadows on the wall Kid's backpack by the door, homework still waiting for the call
Verse 1
Phone buzzed at 6:17, number from the plant I knew too well Voice said the line I worked got cut, nothing they could do to help I held the phone like it might change what it just spelled out Stared at the floor where the glow from the screen went out The envelope on the counter had that court stamp in red ink Back support payments the state said I still owed, no blink Opened it with my thumb while the TV laughed in the back room The date circled twice like it was already keeping its own tune Wife walked in from the kitchen, saw the look and didn't ask Turned the burner off, stood there with her arms crossed, no mask The air in the room got thick before anybody spoke a word Like the walls knew something the rest of us hadn't heard
Chorus
Trouble brings company Trouble brings company No warning, no knock, no crew, just all at once Trouble brings company It don't travel solo, it travels with all you know and everyone else Trouble brings company I used to pray for quiet, now I sit in the past and the present all at once
Verse 2
Next week the kid woke up with a fever that wouldn't quit Took him to the clinic on 8th, sat in the waiting room pit Nurse called us back, ran tests while the storm hit the glass Doctor said it was stress, but the bill still hit like a crash Came home to another envelope, this one from the bank side Car note past due, they said the repo man was on his way to ride Wife didn't say much, just packed a bag for the kid and her things Said she needed space to think, couldn't watch it all cave in I stood in the doorway watching taillights disappear down the street The house creaked under the weight like it was laughing at my feet
Chorus
Trouble brings company Trouble brings company No warning, no knock, no crew, just all at once Trouble brings company It don't travel solo, it travels with all you know and everyone else Trouble brings company I used to pray for quiet, now I set in the past and the present all at once
Bridge
I used to complain about the noise the kid made playing on the floor Now the rooms are so quiet I can hear my own breathing through the door The lamp still burning in the corner, but the glow don't reach the corners no more I thought peace was the floor we stood on each night before Turns out it was just the ceiling we ignored until it caved
Chorus
Trouble brings company Trouble brings company No warning, no knock, no crew, just all at once Trouble brings company It don't travel solo, it travels with all you know and everyone else Trouble brings company I used to pray for quiet, now I sit in the past and the present all at once
Outro
Trouble brings company
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Lamp burning low in the corner, casting shadows on the wall Kid's backpack by the door, homework still waiting for the call
Trouble brings company Trouble brings company
Trouble brings company
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