Everything Happens to Me
Life's Misfortunes: A Melodic Tale
Lyrics
Black cats creep across my path
Superstitious belief - Seeing black cats is considered unlucky
Until I'm almost mad
Feeling close to losing control due to unfortunate events
I must have 'roused the devil's wrath
Sense of having angered fate or evil forces
Cause all my luck is bad
Experiencing consistently bad luck
I make a date for golf and you can bet your life it rains
Plans constantly disrupted by unfavorable circumstances
I try to give a party and the guy upstairs complains
Efforts to celebrate hindered by complaints or issues from others
I guess I'll go through life
Expectation of enduring a life filled with mishaps and setbacks
Just catchin' colds and missin' trains
Continuous cycle of catching illnesses and missing opportunities
Everything happens to me
Emphasizing a string of unfortunate events
I never miss a thing
Being consistently involved in every unfortunate situation
I've had the measles and the mumps
Having experienced various illnesses
And every time I play an ace
In card games, always losing despite having a strong card
My partner always trumps
Continuously being outdone or bested despite efforts
Guess I'm just a fool who never looks before he jumps
Admitting to impulsiveness and lack of foresight
Everything happens to me
Reiteration of the constant stream of misfortunes
At first my heart thought you could break this jinx for me
Initially having hope that love could change one's luck
That love would turn the trick to end despair
Belief that love could bring an end to despair
But know I just can't fool this head that thinks for me
Realization that hope was in vain and despair remains
I've mortgaged all my castles in the air
Having invested everything in dreams that now seem impossible
I've telegraphed and phoned
Attempts to communicate, reaching out via various means
I send an "Airmail Special" too
Expressing efforts to connect, even using express means of communication
Your answer was "Goodbye"
Receiving a farewell message, even paying extra for it
And there was even postage due
Even more disappointment in a situation that demanded additional effort
I fell in love just once
Having fallen in love once, and it being specifically with the person mentioned
And then it had to be with you
Emphasis on the uniqueness of falling in love with that individual
Everything happens to me
Reiteration of the theme: life's mishaps and misfortunes
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