Lyrics I never go looking for trouble, I've better things to do. I keep my purse beside me, and my promises are few. I choose the quiet table, I never start a fight— but trouble knows the tavern, and trouble drinks at night. I lock the door, I count to ten, I swear I've learned my lesson. Then someone says, “You wouldn't dare.” Well— that's an interesting question. I don't go looking for trouble, trouble knows my name. Finds me by the fireside, calls me just the same. I can cross a dozen borders, I can change the road I came— I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble knows my name. I once declined a wager, with dignity and grace. Then somebody said “coward” with a smile upon his face. I won't repeat what followed. The chairs survived. Mostly. And if the magistrate still asks, you never heard it from me. I walk away, I let things lie, I'm patience made and breathing. But some mistakes look much too good when they're quietly leaving. I don't go looking for trouble, trouble knows my name. Finds me by the fireside, calls me just the same. I can cross a dozen borders, I can change the road I came— I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble knows my name. There was a charming stranger who promised nothing bad. Which, looking back, was probably the first clue that I had. A boat left before sunrise. A window lost its frame. And three towns further down the coast— trouble knew my name. I don't go looking for trouble, trouble knows my name. Finds me in another town and calls me just the same. I can cross a dozen borders, I can change the road I came— I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble knows my name. Maybe trouble likes my company. Maybe I like hers. Maybe every good intention gets a little worse. Maybe peace is overrated. Maybe caution's much the same. Or maybe— Trouble just has excellent taste in remembering a name. I don't go looking for trouble, trouble knows my name. Knocks before the sunrise, leaves before the blame. And if tomorrow finds me somewhere I cannot explain, don't say I went looking for trouble— you know perfectly well: trouble came. Again
