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