From the recording My Life in Words and Music Reimagined Edition
Trouble Always Settles at the Bottom (Pop Version)
This reimagined pop version brings a brighter, more optimistic feel to a song about resilience and perseverance. With its uplifting melody and positive message, it reminds us that problems have a way of finding their place, while hope, determination and better days rise to the surface.
Lyrics
Trouble Settles at the Bottom
Verse 1
Coffee’s getting colder on the table
Morning news is humming soft and low
The world keeps turning like a river
But some things never seem to let you go
Pre-Chorus
You try to stir the good back to the top
But gravity has other plans
Chorus
Trouble always settles at the bottom
Like the sand in a riverbed
You can shake the jar, you can run forever
But it sinks again instead
You can smile for the world tomorrow
Let the sunshine hit the glass
But trouble always settles at the bottom
When the storm has finally passed
Verse 2
Every heart collects a little sorrow
Every soul a story left untold
Some of us keep pouring out forgiveness
Some of us just learn to carry stones
Pre-Chorus
And every time you think you’re free
The water clears and there it is
Chorus
Trouble always settles at the bottom
Like the sand in a riverbed
You can shake the jar, you can run forever
But it sinks again instead
You can laugh like nothing ever happened
Let the good times overflow
But trouble always settles at the bottom
In the quiet down below
Bridge
But maybe that’s where it belongs
Where the dark can rest in peace
Because the light above the water
Is where the living gets to breathe
Final Chorus
Trouble always settles at the bottom
Like the past beneath the waves
It reminds you where you’ve been
But it don’t decide your days
Let the river keep on running
Let the clear water flow
Yeah trouble always settles at the bottom
But the heart stays above it all
Outro
Trouble always settles at the bottom…
But love keeps rising to the top.