"Better luck next time" that could never be Because there ain't gonna be no next time for me . . No Siree, made up my mind to make another start I've made my mind up but I can't make up my heart . . I'd like a new lucky day, that would be nice But this comes just once in a lifetime, not twice . . So don't say, "Better luck next time, that could never be" Because there ain't gonna be no next time for me . . Instrumental verse I would like a new lucky day, that would be nice But this comes just once in a lifetime, not twice . . So don't say, "Better luck next time", that could never be Because there ain't gonna be no next time for me . . There ain't gonna be no next time for me . .