it was not his lucky day he woke up in the mornin' he found the note she'd left 'said im leavin' with the dog an' we're headed way out west and then he heard a knockin' it was the landlord at the door 'said "you're three months overdue kid, so you dont live here no more" it was not his lucky day it was not his lucky day he went down to the fact'ry the foreman said "you're late" he called down for security to escort him to the gate 'said dont bother comin' back kid dont expect no severence pay he lost his girl, lost his dog, lost his home, lost his job it was not his lucky day no it was not his lucky day it was not his lucky day he pulled his delta 88 up to the fillup 66 pulled out his rouger 44 an' he walked in the front door said "give me all your money sir, and i'll be on my way" but he should have seen it comin' it was not his lucky day no it was not his lucky day it was not his lucky day it was not his lucky day it was not his lucky day the clerk apologized said "theres no money in the till, a woman and a dog just robbed me, stole my last one dollar bill so put away that gun, the cops are on there way, you ain't done nothin' wrong yet son, just turn and walk away" but it was not his lucky day it was not his lucky day he cussed and he kicked the floor and then he walked back out that door it sounded just like thunder seven shotguns' deadly roar his body danced and twisted just like a puppet on a string he came to rest in a bloody mess up against the coke machine it was not his lucky day it was not his lucky day it was not his lucky day