Mama said there'll be days like this There'll be days like this, my mama said (Mama said, mama said) Mama said there'll be days like this There'll be days like this, my mama said I went walkin' the other day, yeah Everything was goin' fine And then I met a little boy named Billy-Joe And then I almost lost my mind Come on, mama said there'll be days like this There'll be days like this, my mama said (Mama said, mama said) Oh, mama said there'll be days like this There'll be days like this, my mama said My eyes were wide open All that I could see, yeah The chapel bells were tollin' For everybody but me But I don't worry 'cause Mama said there'll be days like this There'll be days like this, my mama said (Mama said, mama said) Mama said there'll be days like this There'll be days like this, my mama said And then she said Someone would look at me Like I'm lookin' at you One day Then I might find I don't want you any old way So, don't worry, 'cause Mama said there'll be days like this There'll be days like this, my mama said (Mama said, mama said) Mama said there'll be days like this There'll be days like this, my mama said (Mama said, mama said) Don't worry, yeah, don't worry, now, yeah