Everything Happens to Me
Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey Lyrics

Black cats creep across my path
I am superstitious and believe that black cats are bad luck.

Until I'm almost mad
My bad luck drives me crazy.

I must have roused the Devil's wrath
I believe that I have angered the Devil and he is punishing me with bad luck.

'Cause all my luck is bad
I never have good luck; everything always goes wrong for me.

I make a date for golf
I plan to go golfing on a particular day.

And you can bet your life it rains
No matter what, if I plan an outdoor activity, it always seems to rain.

I try to give a party
I attempt to host a social gathering.

But the guy upstairs complains
My upstairs neighbor complains about the noise and ruins the party.

I guess I'll go thru life
It seems like I will have to face life's challenges as they come.

Just catchin' colds and missin' trains
I always seem to get sick and miss my transportation when I have somewhere to be.

Everything happens to me
Overall, I am always facing negative experiences.

I never miss a thing,
I am always alert and aware of everything that happens around me.

I've had the measles and the mumps
I have had many illnesses.

And every time I play an ace
Whenever I have an advantage, something goes wrong.

My partner always trumps
Someone else always ends up winning or has a better outcome than me.

I guess I'm just a fool
I may be naive or make poor decisions.

Who never looks before he jumps
I act impulsively without thinking things through first.

At first my heart thought
Initially I believed that someone or something could change my luck.

You could break this jinx for me
You were the one I hoped would bring me good luck and change my bad fortune.

That love would turn
I believed that love had the power to change my fate.

The trick to end despair
I hoped that love could end my suffering and sadness.

But now I just can't fool
I can no longer deceive myself about the reality of my situation.

This head that thinks for me
My mind has become clear and I am no longer deluding myself.

So I've mortgaged
I have risked everything by putting my faith in this one attempt to break my streak of bad luck.

All my castles in the air
I have invested all my hopes and dreams into this one plan, which may not work out.

I've telegraphed and phoned
I have tried to contact and connect with someone, most likely the person I love.

Sent an Air Mail Special, too
I have tried to communicate my feelings through various means, including sending messages from far away.

You answer was goodbye
The person I wanted to connect with has rejected me and said goodbye.

There was even postage due
I had to pay more than expected for my attempts at communication or connection.

I fell in love just once
Although I have had many negative experiences in life, I have experienced love once.

And then it had to be with you
The one time I was in love was with you, the person who has now rejected me.

Everything happens to me
In the end, I am still unfortunate and everything seems to go wrong.

I've never drawn a sweepstake
I have never won a large prize or lottery.

Or a bank night at a show
I have never won a prize or cash at a performance or event.

I thought perhaps this time
I had hope that maybe, just maybe, I would have a stroke of good luck.

I'd won but Lady Luck said no
But once again, I am disappointed and unlucky; I did not win anything.

And though it breaks my heart
Despite how upsetting it is for me, I am not surprised by my misfortune.

I'm not surprised to see you go
I was not surprised when the person I loved said goodbye, adding to my pile of bad luck.

Everything happens to me
Once again, everything seems to go wrong for me.