well i know there s peace on the mountain and that s where i want to go but i just can t rest on the mountaintop knowin the trouble down here below whoa trouble down here below well i know how to make it to the top of the mountain cause i ve been there a time or so but i cannot rest on the mountaintop knowin the trouble down here below yeah yeah trouble down here below i got a mother father sister brothers cryin down here in a world of trouble well there ain t no trouble on the mountain but there s trouble down here below yeah yeah trouble down here below now people drinkin and gamblin rovin and ramblin fightin and shootin yeah they re a hatin and disputin no lord there ain t no trouble on the mountain but there s trouble down here below hey yeah trouble down here below there s trouble down here trouble down here my brothers and sisters are cryin in a world of trouble i can t have no peace on the mountaintop cause i m a worried and i m troubled no lord there ain t no trouble on the mountain but there s trouble down here below whoa trouble down here below cause there s trouble down here below