Bad Luck (The Reflex revision) Songtext
von Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Uh
Woo
Well, well

You′re down-hearted and confused
Because lately you've been startin′ to lose
Losin' out on everything you might try to do
Bad luck, fella's got a hold on you

Losin′ your money, ′bout to lose your home
Done lost your woman and everything's wrong
Law of average plainly states that chances go around
And if you wanna know the truth about it, I′ll tell you what's pulling you down, yeah

You got bad luck (that′s what you got, that's what you got), yeah
Bad luck (that′s what you got, that's what you got), yeah
Bad luck (that's what you got, that′s what you got)
You got bad luck, bad luck (bad)

Played a number ′cause that number's hot
But the bookers get you for every cent you′ve got
Walk around in a daze with your pockets bare
Got to see your woman and she ain't even there


Losing your wisdom and all your track of time
The more I think about it, I think you′re 'bout to lose your mind
Some people call it jinx, some say, "It ain′t my day"
But if you wanna know the truth about it, I'll tell you what's pulling you way down

Bad luck (that′s what you got, that′s what you got), yes sir
Bad luck (that's what you got, that′s what you got)
Bad luck (that's what you got, that′s what you got)
Got bad luck, bad luck (bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad)

Don't go away
Woo, huh
Yeah, yeah
One more thing

Law of average plainly states that chances go around
But if you wanna know the truth about it, I′ll tell you what's pulling you way down
Down, down, down, down, down

Bad luck (that's what you got, that′s what you got), yes sir
Bad luck (that′s what you got, that's what you got)
Bad luck (that′s what you got, that's what you got)
You got bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck

Bad luck (that′s what you got, that's what you got)
Bad luck (that′s what you got, that's what you got)
Bad luck (that's what you got, that′s what you got)
You got bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck


Bad luck (that′s what you got, that's what you got)
Bad luck (that′s what you got, that's what you got)
Bad luck (that′s what you got, that's what you got)
Bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck (I can′t get away from this bad luck)

Huh
Bad luck
Bad, bad
I wanna get away but I can't keep myself
'Cause I got bad luck
Huh, bad luck, y′all
Children sing with me, "Bad luck"
Everybody′s got bad luck, bad luck, bad luck

Bad luck (that's what you got, that′s what you got)
Bad luck (that's what you got, that′s what you got)
Bad luck (that's what you got, that′s what you got)
Bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck

Bad luck (that's what you got, that's what you got)
Bad luck (that′s what you got, that′s what you got)
Bad luck (that's what you got, that′s what you got)
Bad luck (yeah), bad luck, bad luck (come on), bad luck (come on)

Ga-ga, woo
People in the world out there
I know none of y'all satisfied, satisfied
The way crisis has been goin′ on, oh, babe
I better say I'm just mad about mornin′ paper, yeah
They cut down on smokin' (cut down on smokin')
We have to cut down on drinkin′ (cut down on drinkin′)

'Cause early one morning I got me a paper, huh
I sat down on my living room floor
Opened it up (opened it up), opened it up (opened it up)
Guess, what I saw, huh?
Saw the President of the United States, huh
The man said he was gonna give it up
He did resign y′all
But he still turned around and left all us poor folks behind
They say they got another man to take his place
But I don't think they need to satisfy the human race

Bad luck, huh
Bad luck, bad luck, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
The only thing that I got, that I can hold on
Is my God, huh, my God, huh
Jesus be with me, Jesus
Give me good luck, huh, good luck
Help me Jesus, huh
Everybody needs