I've come up hard baby

And now I'm cool

Didn't make it sugar

Playing by the rules

I've come up hard baby

But now I'm fine.

In checking trouble sugar

Moving down the line

I've come up hard baby

But that's ok

'Coz trouble man

Don't get in my way

I've come up hard baby

I've been for real

Gonna keep on moving

Gonna go to town

I've come up hard

Come up and get down

There's only three things that's for sure

Taxes death and trouble

This I know baby

Oh I've come up hard baby

With a troubled mind

But then I've got my share

Of what's mine

Oh I've come up hard baby

But that's Ok

'Coz trouble man

Don't get in my way

Oh I've come up hard baby





I know some places

And I see some faces,

I've got the connections,

They dig my directions,

What people say

That's ok

They don't bother me

I'm ready to make it

Don't care what the weather

Don't care about no trouble

Got myself together

Got the kind of protection

It's all around me

I've come up hard but now I'm cool

I didn't make it baby

Playing by the rules

Oh I've come up hard baby

But that's Ok

'Coz trouble man

Don't get in my way

Oh I've come up hard baby

With the troubled mind

But then I've got my share

Of what's mine

I've come up hard

But now I'm fine

Checking trouble sugar

Moving down the line ....