trouble down here below

well

i know there's peace on the mountain

and that's where i want to go

but i just can't rest on the mountaintop

knowin' the trouble down here below

whoa

trouble down here below

well

i know how to make it to the top of the mountain

'cause i've been there a time or so

but i cannot rest on the mountaintop

knowin' the trouble down here below

yeah

yeah

trouble down here below

i got a mother

father

sister

brothers

cryin' down here in a world of trouble

well

there ain't no trouble on the mountain

but there's trouble down here below

yeah

yeah

trouble down here below

now people drinkin' and gamblin'

rovin' and ramblin'

fightin' and shootin'

yeah

they're a hatin' and disputin'

no lord

there ain't no trouble on the mountain

but there's trouble down here below

hey

yeah

trouble down here below

there's trouble down here

trouble down here

my brothers and sisters are cryin' in a world of trouble

i can't have no peace on the mountaintop

'cause i'm a worried and i'm troubled

no lord

there ain't no trouble on the mountain

but there's trouble down here below

whoa

trouble down here below

'cause there's trouble down here below