Everything Happens to Me
Jinxed Serenade: Art Pepper's Melancholy Tale of Life's Twists
Lyrics
Black cats creep across my path
Superstitious belief—seeing black cats brings bad luck
Until I'm almost mad
Feeling close to losing control due to continuous misfortune
I must have 'roused the devil's wrath
Feeling as if angered the devil, leading to continuous bad luck
Cause all my luck is bad
Perception of having consistently unfortunate luck
I make a date for golf and you can bet your life it rains
Situation where plans are consistently ruined by unexpected events
I try to give a party and the guy upstairs complains
Difficulties faced when trying to celebrate or enjoy oneself
I guess I'll go through life
Sarcastic resignation to a life of constant troubles and disappointments
Just catchin' colds and missin' trains
Enduring a pattern of catching illnesses and missing opportunities
Everything happens to me
Statement of the continuous unfortunate events in life
I never miss a thing
Observation of never being exempt from experiencing unfortunate incidents
I've had the measles and the mumps
Listing past illnesses experienced, adding to the string of misfortunes
And every time I play an ace
Expression of consistently losing despite having a good card
My partner always trumps
Continuously being outdone by someone despite favorable circumstances
Guess I'm just a fool who never looks before he jumps
Admission of acting impulsively without considering consequences
Everything happens to me
Reiteration of the ongoing series of unfortunate events
At first my heart thought you could break this jinx for me
Initial hope that love could change the pattern of misfortune
That love would turn the trick to end despair
Belief that love could bring an end to despair and bad luck
But know I just can't fool this head that thinks for me
Realization that despite love, misfortune persists, leading to disbelief
I've mortgaged all my castles in the air
Acknowledgment of losing everything that was hoped for
I've telegraphed and phoned
Efforts made to communicate or reach out
I send an "Airmail Special" too
Various attempts to connect and receive a response
Your answer was "Goodbye"
Receiving a goodbye message, adding to the disappointment
And there was even postage due
Even in communication, facing additional disappointments
I fell in love just once
Reflection on falling in love, adding to the cycle of misfortune
And then it had to be with you
Unfortunate circumstances surrounding falling in love with someone
Everything happens to me
Final acknowledgment of continuous misfortune
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