Double Trouble
Steve Winwood/Eric Clapton Lyrics
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Lay awake at night,
Oh so low, just so troubled.
Can't get a job,
Laid off and I'm having double trouble.
Hey hey, to make you've got to try.
Baby, that's no lie.
I can't even keep decent clothes to wear.
Laugh at me walking,
And I have no place to go.
Bad luck and trouble has taken me
I have no money to show.
[Chorus]
The lyrics to Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton's song Double Trouble speak to the struggle of trying to make ends meet and feeling like everything is working against you. The chorus begins with the singer saying they lay awake at night, feeling low and troubled. They can't get a job and have been laid off, leaving them with double trouble. Despite the belief that hard work will pay off, the singer feels like they cannot catch a break, unlike some of their peers who are now millionaires. Instead, they can barely afford decent clothes to wear and feel like they are the subject of ridicule when they walk down the street with nowhere to go. Bad luck and trouble have taken over, leaving the singer with no money to show for their efforts.
Line by Line Meaning
Lay awake at night,
I can't sleep because I'm so worried,
Oh so low, just so troubled.
I feel depressed and overwhelmed by my problems,
Can't get a job,
I'm unemployed and struggling to find work,
Laid off and I'm having double trouble.
Being let go from my job has made my problems even worse,
Hey hey, to make you've got to try.
Success takes effort and hard work,
Baby, that's no lie.
It's the truth and cannot be denied,
Some of this generation is millionaires,
There are people my age who have become very wealthy,
I can't even keep decent clothes to wear.
I can't even afford basic necessities like clothing,
Laugh at me walking,
People make fun of me when I'm out in public,
And I have no place to go.
I don't have somewhere safe or welcoming to be,
Bad luck and trouble has taken me
I've been hit by a string of unfortunate events,
I have no money to show.
I'm broke and don't have any financial means or assets to my name,
[Chorus]
Repeats the main theme of the song - that the singer is struggling with extremely tough circumstances.
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Nicole Gossart
No words to say how beautiful is that version... Can't stop listening 💖💖🎸🎸💖💖
Steve Howell
Saw it live, and it absolutely blew me away !
Rosebud
Amazing 💯
Tony Ringley
First time I heard this, I said, “I’ve been waiting forty years for him to play like this again.” Brings me back to the Layla days.
MarinCountyMooch
Some of the best guitar work that I have heard
Steve Ashley
He's a perfectionist
ricardo rafael porta
Excelente versión .
Radoychev
Masterpiece.
Roger Ederer
Best Double Trouble Version ever!
Pablo Pérez
Roger, there are better ones in bootlegs here in YouTube from 1983 and 1985, check