Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Teddy Pendergrass - Bad Luck Lyrics

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's there, it's got a hold on you

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

(You got) bad luck
That's what you got, that's what you got (ye, sir)
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 got
Walk around in a daze with your pockets bare
Go to see your woman and she ain't even there

Losing your rhythm 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 jinxed
Some say it ain't my day, huh
But if you want to 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 (you got)
Bad luck
That's what you got, that's what you got (you got)
Bad luck, bad luck (bad, bad, bad, bad, bad luck)

It's all gone away
Ooh, huh
Yeah, yeah
One more thing

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

Bad luck
That's what you got, that's what you got (yes, sir, you got)
Bad luck (oh, yeah)
That's what you got, that's what you got (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, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad)

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

Bad luck
That's what you got, that's what you got (you ain't got to admit it)
Bad luck
That's what you got, that's what you got (but all the signs)
Bad luck
That's what you got, that's what you got (the signs, they show it all)
Bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck (I can't get away from it, it's bad luck)

Bad luck
Bad, bad
I wanna get away but I can't keep myself
'Cause I got bad luck
Bad luck, y'all
Children say with me, "Bad luck"
Everybody's got bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, oh, no, no, no

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 (mmh, mmh, yeah)
Bad luck
That's what you got (yeah), that's what you got
Bad luck
That's what you got, that's what you got (ha)
Bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck (yeah, yeah, uh-huh, come on, come on)

Ga-ga, uh, woo
People of the world out there
I know none of y'all satisfied, satisfied
The way crisis has been goin' on, oh, babe
On that, I say I'm just mad about morning paper, yeah
Had to cut down on smokin'
(Cut down on smokin')
Had to cut down on drinkin'
(Cut down on drinkin')
But 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, ha
Saw the President of the United States, huh
The man said he was gonna give it up
He's giving us high hopes
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 mean to satisfy the human race
Bad luck, huh
Bad luck
Bad luck, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
The only the 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