Trouble In My Mind Lyrics
Janis Joplin
Lyrics
Trouble in mind, Lord I'm blue
But I won't be blue always
The sun is gonna shine in my door, shine in my back door someday
I'm gonna lay, lay my head
On that lonesome railroad line
And let the 2: 19 train ease my troubled mind
Trouble in mind, well Lord I'm blue now
I won't be blue always
The sun is gonna shine in my door, shine in my back door someday
I'm going down, goin' down to the river
I'm going to bring some wine that I can share
And if these blues don't leave me,
Lord, I'll have to ride away from here
Trouble in mind, trouble in mind I'm blue now
But I won't be blue always
And that sun's gonna shine in my, lord, shine in my back door someday
I'm all alone - I'm alone at midnight
And the lamp is burning low
I've never had so much trouble in my whole life ever before
Trouble in mind, Lord I'm blue now
But I won't be blue always
And that wind's gonna come - it's gonna blow my blues away...
Song & Lyrics Facts
Janis Joplin's song "Trouble in My Mind" was released on her second studio album, Cheap Thrills, in 1968. It was written by Richard M.
Jones and first recorded by jazz singer Lil Green in 1941. The band for this track includes Janis Joplin (vocals), Sam Andrew (guitar), Dave Getz (drums), James Gurley (guitar) and Peter Albin (bass). The lyrics are about a woman who is tired of being mistreated by her lover and decides to take a stand against it. She sings “I'm gonna find me another man, so I won't have no trouble in my mind”. The song has become an iconic part of the blues genre and continues to be covered by artists today.