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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin
Lead Vocals
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma Kaukonen
Acoustic Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Richard M. Jones
Richard M. Jones
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Chorus]
Trouble in mind, Lord, I'm blue
I know I won't be blue always
Sun gonna shine in my lawn, shine in my back door someday
[Verse 1]
I'm gonna lay, lay my head
On that lonesome railroad line
And let the 2:19 train ease my troubled mind
[Chorus]
Trouble in mind, Lord, I'm blue
Know I won't be blue always
And then sun's gonna shine in my lawn, shine in my back door someday
[Instrumental]
I'm going down, going down to the river
I'm gonna bring along my rocking chair
And if these blues don't leave, Lord, I'll have to rock away from here
[Chorus]
Trouble in mind, trouble in mind, I'm blue
Know I won't be blue always
And then sun's gonna shine in my lawn, shine in my back door someday
[Verse 2]
I'm all alone, I'm alone at midnight
And the lamp is burning low
I've never had so much trouble, not in my whole life, ever before
[Chorus]
Trouble in mind, Lord, I'm blue
Know I won't be blue always
Yeah, then wind's gonna come, it's gonna blow all my blues away
Written by: Richard M. Jones
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