Catch-22

They called you on the phone
You’d left your wallet in their car
They were an hour down the road
It was just a little too far
They said they’d mail it over night
You said that ought to be okay
It shouldn’t be too bad without a wallet for a day

It should have been easy, but this is you
One of the world’s unlucky few
Who hits all the red lights just right all night
It could have been easy, this is true
But this is you
Unlucky you

Three days and nothing came
And you were running out of food
You talked to someone at the bank
But there was nothing they would do
They said you’d need your driver’s license
Or you couldn’t get your cash
So dinner was a plate of McDonald’s ketchup packs

It should have been easy, but this is you
One of the world’s unlucky few
Who chooses the aisle nine slow line each time
It could have been easy, this is true
But this is you
Unlucky you

And then finally one day there was a notice at your door
It said come pick up a package but the office closed at four
On the other side of town and you were running out of gas
But you bolted to your car in a whirl of ketchup packs

You made it just in time
Is there a package here for me?
They said they’re happy to oblige
When they see your ID

It could have been easy, But this is you
One of the world’s unlucky few
Staring down the barrel of a catch 22
It should have been easy, this is true
But this is you
Unlucky you