Don't let it get you down
I come home to empty house
And my time is running short
Every week it's the same damn thing
Mama says, don't let it get you down
I didn't do all I ought
It's my skin they don't like
Mama says, don't let it get you down
When my plans don't work out
I get mad, I want to cry
Mama says, don't let it get you down
When my plans don't work out
When my plans don't work out
Mama says, don't let it get you down
The telephone is all I have
Don't let it get you down
There's a club I can't get in
When my plans don't work out
Not the way I know it should
Now my world don't look good
Don't let it get you down
