Everything Happens to Me
Jinxed Journey of Love and Luck: Vince Jones' 'Everything Happens to Me'
Lyrics
Black cats creep across my path
Experiencing superstitions and bad luck with the presence of black cats
Until I'm almost mad
Feeling close to madness due to persistent misfortune
I must have 'roused the devil's wrath
Suspecting that the misfortune is a result of angering the devil
Cause all my luck is bad
Noticing a pattern of consistently bad luck
I make a date for golf and you can bet your life it rains
Encountering obstacles when planning enjoyable activities
I try to give a party and the guy upstairs complains
Facing complaints from neighbors when trying to host a party
I guess I'll go through life
Expecting a life filled with illness and missed opportunities
Just catchin' colds and missin' trains
Summarizing a life marked by catching colds and missing trains
Everything happens to me
Expressing a sentiment that everything negative happens to the individual
I never miss a thing
Claiming to be aware of all the misfortunes without missing any
I've had the measles and the mumps
Listing past experiences of illnesses (measles and mumps)
And every time I play an ace
Facing disappointment in card games with partners always having better cards
My partner always trumps
Continuing the theme of bad luck in card games
Guess I'm just a fool who never looks before he jumps
Admitting to being a reckless person who doesn't think before taking actions
Everything happens to me
Reiterating the theme that everything negative happens to the individual
At first my heart thought you could break this jinx for me
Initially hoping that love could break the pattern of misfortune
That love would turn the trick to end despair
Believing that love could bring an end to despair
But know I just can't fool this head that thinks for me
Realizing that love couldn't change the predetermined fate
I've mortgaged all my castles in the air
Metaphorically expressing the loss of dreams and aspirations
I've telegraphed and phoned
Using communication methods (telegraph, phone) to connect with a distant lover
I send an "Airmail Special" too
Sending a special message ("Airmail Special") to the lover
Your answer was "Goodbye"
Receiving a farewell message with additional emotional cost (postage due)
And there was even postage due
Highlighting the emotional toll of the farewell
I fell in love just once
Recalling a past experience of falling in love
And then it had to be with you
Attributing the one-time experience of love to the specific person
Everything happens to me
Summing up the sentiment that misfortune consistently follows the individual
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