Magnet For Trouble
“Magnet For Trouble” came pretty late in the album process and it has become a kind of personal theme song for me.
The opening verse is inspired by an embarrassing physical altercation I had with my old Nightmare on Elm Street cast-mate Rodney Eastman outside The Bronson Bar in the weeks before the world shut down for Covid. I spent a good chunk of those years working on this track, sending it around to musicians. Sometimes using what they recorded. Other times not.
I’ve thought about it a lot, asked many friends, and I still don’t understand why I inspire hostility in the people I do, but I know that I do, and that’s something I’ve gotta own. This song helps me remember to have a sense of humor about it.
Lyrics
MAGNET FOR TROUBLE
Worried mind
Last time I was in this place things got way outta hand
Nearly got punched in the face and I pissed off the whole damned band
Ain’t the first time this has happened to me
Get to know me and then you’ll see
That’s how I am
I ain’t lookin’ for trouble
but that’s all I find
When you’re a magnet for trouble
you know you live on the bubble
You get a worried mind
Got a worried mind!
No matter who is to blame I know it’s prob’ly my fault
but I don’t stress out with shame or worry ‘bout gettin’ caught
If that offends you ain’t much I can do
Just got to be me and let you be you
That’s how I am…
I ain’t a-lookin’ for trouble
but that’s all I find
When you’re a magnet for trouble
you know your home’s made of rubble
You get a worried mind
And a worried mind makes a worried mind makes a worried mind makes a worried mind
My buddy called distraught at the thought of blocking someone
He told me it was his first and I said,
“That’s adorable son”
Then I whipped out my long blocked list
He laughed
He couldn’t resist
That’s how I am
I ain’t lookin’ for trouble
but that’s all I find
When you’re a magnet for trouble
you know you could use a double
You get a worried mind
And a worried mind makes a worried mind makes a worried mind makes a worried mind…
Credits
Written & Produced by Andras Jones
Andras Jones – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards
Cindy Wasserman – Female Vocals on Bridge
Tim Young – Lead Guitar
Scott Taylor – Tambourine
Rhythm Section Unknown
Recorded by Andras Jones
& the players in their home studios
Mixed by Sheldon Gomberg & Kevin Smith
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