[Verse 1]
Been known to speak easy in a hard neighborhood
She said "hanging around there, I know you're up to no good"
For singles and doubles, selling his age
It's a rich man's playground, the working man's cage
Said, what's so wrong with one or two
It's been a long day, I'm coming back home to you

[Chorus]
Trouble came early
Trouble stayed late
Trouble came early
Trouble stayed late

[Verse 2]
I got a good-hearted woman but she's ready to split
Yeah, she says that she loves me but she's tired of my shit
Well, I tried so hard just to low down
But it's a little too late, she's through waiting around
I came home right on cue
She was packing my bags, I had nothing left to lose

[Chorus]
Trouble came early
Trouble stayed late
Trouble came early
Trouble stayed late
[Verse 3]
Well I woke up faded in a hammerhead spin
Well, I can't remember did I fall, did I sin?
Some call it justice, others blackmail
But it's the hair of the dog that keeps chasing his tail
With costs so high, it took me so low
I lost it all and all that I, I really know
Is that....

[Chorus]
Trouble came early
Trouble stayed late
Trouble came early
Trouble stayed late

[Outro]
Trouble came early
She always stays late
Trouble came early
She always stays late
(Trouble, woo)
I've got to get home to trouble
Trouble came early
She always stays late
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Ooh, ooh, ooh
(Trouble, woo)
Ooh, ooh, ooh
(Trouble, woo)