43 Can You Feel The Luck Tonight

“Can You Feel The Luck Tonight”
Sung to the tune of
“Can You Feel The Love Tonight”
from Disney’s The Lion King
*Elton John Version*

“I’m so sorry, Dick, but no, I can’t marry you.” Maggey’s eyes filled with tears as she gently pushed away the ring her longtime boyfriend had just presented her. “You know that I’m cursed! I have the worst luck in the entire world, and I refuse to succumb you to an entire lifetime of it! I love you too much!”

“There’s no bad luck that our love can’t fix!” Gumshoe insisted desperately. “Maggey, I know you’ve had some rough times, but things are different now! You’re my lucky star – since we’ve been together, my life has only improved! I’m Chief of Police now, so I can actually afford Eldoon’s noodles, not just no-name Ramen…”

“What if that’s in spite of, not because of me?” She asked miserably. “Do you really want to take the risk that things won’t somehow get worse, not better, if you align your life with mine, for all time?”

“That’s not going to happen!” He vowed, taking her hand. “I know this, for a fact, because…”

[Gumshoe]

There’s a rush of splendor when you look my way
And I feel I’m the luckiest man alive today
Goddess of Misfortune, nix clovers and horseshoes
This flatfoot is fortunate enough, just to be with you

And can you feel the luck tonight
Lady Luck, you are
No more jinx or curses for you
You’re my shining star

And can you feel the luck tonight
No need for distress
Having you is a blessing from above
So lay those fears to rest

A change in fates has just begun
The past is now adjourned
Our joyful lives can be filled with hopes
Farewell to downturns

A lifetime, not a season, is how long I’ll be yours
Take my hand and begin this voyage
Let our love take its course…

And can you feel the luck tonight
Lady Luck, you are
No more jinx or curses for you
You’re my shining star

And can you feel the luck tonight
No need for distress
Having you is a blessing from above
Cuz you’re the very best

 Having you is a blessing from above
Cuz you’re the very best

Maggey was openly weeping as he finished singing, her face buried in her hands, immediately alarming the poor man into halting all serenading and quickly gathering her sobbing form into his arms.

“Um, was my singing voice that bad?” Gumshoe nervously scratched his head with his free hand and awkwardly stroked her back while the love of his life continued to mewl incomprehensively into his chest, with no signs of stopping. “Honey? Are you alright?”

She lifted her head, and that was when he saw the radiant beam on her tear-drenched face. A huge surge of relief coursed through him as he realized that they weren’t woeful tears, but ones of pure, unadulterated joy she’d been shedding all this time.

“Yes.” Maggey choked, wiping her streaming eyes. “Yes, Dick. YES!”

“Yes… my singing was that bad? Or yes, you’re alright?” Although hopeful, he didn’t want to get his hopes up about what else she could possibly be affirming.

“Silly man! I loved your singing, yes, I’m alright! I’m more than alright since you just made sure to remind me that I’m truly the most blessed, ecstatic… the luckiest woman in the whole wide world!” She threw her arms around his neck and planted a huge kiss onto his lips. “YES, a thousand times yes, I’ll marry you!”

“Whoooooop! Luck be a lady tonight indeed!” He cheered loudly, punching his fist in the air, then chuckled sheepishly as she started cracking up at his effusive response. “Sorry, I just had to! You’ve just made me the happiest man alive!”

“Then we’re even.” Her eyes glowed with love as he placed the ring onto her extended finger. “I’ve never been more deliriously happy, or more fortunate, in my entire life. Because I have you, Dick Gumshoe.”

“We’re both lucky, cuz we’ve found each other.” He smiled tenderly down at her. “I love you so much, Margaret Charity Byrde.”

She was already reaching up to draw his lips down towards her smiling ones.

“And I love you back, Richard Colombo Gumshoe.”