Black Cloud

I've never screwed anyone that didn't fuck me

And I don't climb the branch of another man's tree

I try not to talk behind the back

Never enter into thought if you're Jew or black

Always pay what I owe, owe what I pay

Doesn't matter if you're female, Muslim or gay

If you're cool to me, I'll be cool to you

And if you lie to me, I won't be straight with you

I never win the lottery, never catch a break

When I get money back you bet it's a mistake

When I gamble I should just throw it away

I take another hit but know I should've stayed

The green light goes to start the race

But the helmet falls down to cover my face

I spread my wings and I'm ready to fly

And the wind and thunder clouds cover the sky

Why does all the crap come back on me

When does the barrage of bad luck cease

How long can the black cloud follow me

How much of this can I take

Why does the black cloud follow me

Why does the black cloud follow me

Black cloud follow

When I beat you I was just returning serve

I climbed the ladder once when I had nerve

Run for my life but stop to tie my shoe

When I raped you I was just taming the shrew

There's a paycheck in my name I see

But I've got no acceptable form of I.D.

There's a wall at the end of a broken path

Add two and two together but beware of the math

There's a place on earth where I feel safe

But I've never been able to find that place

When I'm high I think I've got it figured out

But my performance is filled with an aching doubt

There's a feel in the air that I'm going to win

But the air up here is extremely thin

There's a storm cloud chasing me wherever I go

And the only people helping me keep telling me no

Why does all the crap come back on me

When does the barrage of bad luck cease

How long can the black cloud follow me

How much of this can I take

Why does the black cloud follow me

Why does the black cloud follow me

Black cloud follow