# All I Want Is For Everything to Always Go My Way! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 3, 2004, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504 "2004-06-03T20:52:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/21 "2004-06-04T02:24:20Z")
> [@Tapioca Dextrin](#): > > I’ll send you some ice cream. [Garlic](http://www.garlicworld.com/icecream.html) OK? Dear lord, tell me that recipe is a practical joke. I LOVE garlic but…_gag_ Eve, I’m sorry life’s got you down right now. Your lament, however, reminds me of a nice little song. Perhaps it would cheer you up if I sang it for you. _Someday somebody’s gonna make you want to turn around and say goodbye Till then, babay, are you gonna let them hold you down and make you cry Don’t you know, don’t you know things can change, things’ll go your way If you hold on for one more day Can you hold on for one more day Things’ll go your way Hold on for one more day_ Ow. Ow, stop hitting ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/22 "2004-06-04T02:27:28Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > I swear, if it wasn’t for ice cream, denial, and prescription painkillers, I would completely lose my mind and be found wandering the streets, muttering to myself and wearing beige shoes with a gray suit . . . Actually, with the right shades of gray and beige, this can work. It requires a beige blouse or sweater with the suit, though. And the right accessories, of course. But where are you getting the painkillers? My doc has cut me off, claiming he’ll lose his license. Since I have a good deal of chronic pain, this is a bit of a problem… BTW, as far as I’m concerned, everything can go your way, **Eve**. ---
**Author:** ![stockton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@stockton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stockton)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/23 "2004-06-04T02:49:13Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > Eve, I’m sorry life’s got you down right now. Your lament, however, reminds me of a nice little song. Perhaps it would cheer you up if I sang it for you. > > _Someday somebody’s gonna make you want to turn around and say goodbye > Till then, babay, are you gonna let them hold you down and make you cry > Don’t you know, don’t you know things can change, things’ll go your way > If you hold on for one more day > Can you hold on for one more day > Things’ll go your way > Hold on for one more day_ If that Wilson Phillips stuff works for you, you can also Mmmm…bop by those cute little towheads in Hansen. Here’s the song you’re REALLY looking for (from Monty Python’s LIFE OF BRIAN): Bright Side of Life by Eric Idle Cheer up, Brian. You know what they say; Some things in life are bad, They can really make you mad. Other things just make you swear and curse, When you’re chewing on life’s gristle, Don’t grumble, give a whistle, And this’ll help things turn out for the best, hey, Always look on the bright side of life, Always look on the light side of life, If life seems jolly rotten, There’s something you’ve forgotten, And that’s to laugh and smile and dance and sing. When you’re feeling in the dumps, Don’t be silly chumps, Just purse you’re lips and whistle, That’s the thing. And, always look on the bright side of life, Always look on the right side of life, For life is quite absurd, And death’s the final word, You must always face the curtain with a bow, Forget about your sin, give the audience a grin, Enjoy it, it’s you last chance anyhow… So, always look on the bright side of death, Just before you draw your terminal breath, Life’s a piece o’ shit, When you look at it, Life’s a laugh and death’s a joke it’s true, You’ll see it’s all a show, Keep 'em laughing as you go, Remember that the last laugh is on you. And, always look on the bright side of life, Always look on the right side of life, Come on, Brian cheer up, Always look on the bright side of life, Always look on the right side of life, Worse things happen at sea, you know, Always look on the bright side of life, I mean, what do you have to lose? You come from nothing, You go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing! Always look on the bright side of life. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/24 "2004-06-04T13:26:36Z")
If you want everything to go your way, can my credit card bills go your way? ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/25 "2004-06-04T13:45:36Z")
[Princess Bride] Life is pain, highness. [/Princess Bride] ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/26 "2004-06-04T13:49:53Z")
_Oh! What a beautiful morning! Oh! What a beautiful day! I’ve got a wonderful feeling, Everything’s going my way!_ Well, they are **finally** fixing the AC at work. That’s got to mean something’s going right. Oh wait, I forgot about the water being shut off to the men’s room in my building because of a leaky toilet. Just damn! Aww… now I gotta pee! ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/27 "2004-06-04T13:52:53Z")
Seinfeld moment: “All I want is something just for me. Is that so selfish?” “Actually, that’s the definition of selfish…” We should all be selfish every once in a while. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/28 "2004-06-04T17:42:38Z")
> [@swampbear](#): > > _Oh! What a beautiful morning! > Oh! What a beautiful day! > I’ve got a wonderful feeling, > Everything’s going my way!_ > > Well, they are **finally** fixing the AC at work. That’s got to mean something’s going right. > > Oh wait, I forgot about the water being shut off to the men’s room in my building because of a leaky toilet. > > Just damn! > > Aww… now I gotta pee! [I think I got you beat there](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=259459), **swampybabe**. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/29 "2004-06-04T18:13:35Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > I swear, if it wasn’t for ice cream, denial, and prescription painkillers, I would completely lose my mind and be found wandering the streets, muttering to myself and wearing beige shoes with a gray suit . . . Jeez…that’s tough, kid. Beige and gray? Nothin’ sadder than a perky brunette on the skids. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/30 "2004-06-04T18:16:08Z")
Oops! Almost forgot my uplifting tune: “Oh, i got plenty o’ nothin’ And nothin’s plenty for me I got no car, i got no mule I got no misery Don’t you see I got no lock on my door That’s okay with me Cause the things that i prize Like the stars in the skies are all free I got plenty o’ nothin’ And nothin’s plenty for me” Cheer up, sis. Things could be worse. ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/31 "2004-06-04T22:54:44Z")
[Perry Como] Oh! It’s a good day, for singin’ a song, An’ it’s a good day for movin’ along, Yes, it’s a good day, how could anything go wrong? A good day from mornin’ 'till night! Yes it’s a good day, ( it’s a lovely day for shinin’ ) for shinin’ your shoes An’ it’s a good day ( if you wan’ a silver linin’ ) for losin’ the blues ( You got . . . ) Everything t’ gain ( everythin’ t’ gain and nuthin’ ) and nuthin’ t’ lose, ‘Cuz it’s a good day from mornin’ to night! ( You’re right! ) [/Como] ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504/32 "2004-06-04T23:01:10Z")
[Mother Maybelle Carter] \*There’s a dark and a troubled side of life There’s a bright and a sunny side, too Though we meet with the darkness and strife The sunny side we also may view. Keep on the sunny side always on the sunny side Keep on the sunny side of life It will help us every day it will brighten all the way If we keep on the sunny side of life. The storm and its fury broke today Brushing hopes that we’ve cherished so dear Cloud and storm will in time pass away The sun again will shine bright and clear. Keep on the sunny side always on the sunny side Keep on the sunny side of life It will help us every day it will brighten all the way If we keep on the sunny side of life. \* [/Mother Maybelle Carter] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-i-want-is-for-everything-to-always-go-my-way/248504.md?page=1)