Everything Happens to Me
Life's Twist of Fate: Embracing Colds, Missed Trains, and Trumped Aces
Lyrics
I make a date for gown,
I plan to wear an evening gown for an occasion.
you can bet your life it rains.
It is almost certain that it will rain on the day of the event.
Tried to give a party
Attempted to host a celebration.
But the guy upstairs complains.
The person living upstairs complains, possibly causing a disturbance.
Guess I'll go through life
My life involves constantly catching colds and missing opportunities.
catching colds and missing trains.
Expressing a sense of perpetual misfortune and setbacks.
Everything happens to me.
A general statement about how everything seems to go wrong for the speaker.
I never miss a thing
I am vigilant and attentive, never overlooking anything.
I've had the measles and the mumps.
Experienced various illnesses like measles and mumps.
And everytime I play an ace
Whenever I play a winning card (ace), my partner always manages to surpass it.
My partner always trumps.
Suggesting a pattern of being outsmarted or unlucky in endeavors.
Guess I'm just a fool
Admitting to being a fool who acts without considering consequences.
who never looks before he jumps.
Impulsive behavior results in facing the consequences.
everything happens to me.
Reiterating the theme that everything seems to go wrong in the speaker's life.
At first I thought that you would end this jinx for me.
Initially believed that love would break the pattern of misfortune.
And love would turn the trick to end despair.
Hoped that love could bring an end to feelings of hopelessness.
Now I just cant fool this head that thinks for me.
Realization that love has not alleviated the speaker's troubles.
I've mortgaged all my castles in the air.
Metaphorically, the speaker has invested heavily in dreams that have not materialized.
Well I've telegraphed and phoned.
Attempted to communicate through various means like telegraph and phone.
Sent an air mail special too.
Sent urgent messages, but there was no positive response.
Your answer was goodbye.
Received a farewell message with additional costs, suggesting a painful ending.
There was even postage due.
Highlighting the difficulties faced even in communication and farewells.
fell in love just once,
Expressing that the speaker fell in love only once.
And it had to be with you.
The one-time love was with the person being addressed.
Everything happens to me.
Summarizes the overall sentiment that everything seems to happen negatively to the speaker.
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