Billy Yates - Mama Said lyrics

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The voice of opportunity was callin’ out my name

So me and daddy’s suit-case boarded that ol’ train

Headed for a new life in a place I’d never been

Wanderin’ when I’d see this town again

We pulled into the station in a town called New Orleans

It wasn’t long ‘til hard times nearly got the best of me

It would’ve been so easy to give up and go back home

But somethin’ always kept me hangin’ on

Mama said there’d be days like this

Son that’s just the way it is

Some times things don’t work out for the best

You can’t stop the storm from rollin’ in

Take shelter it’ll pass and then

The sun is gonna shine

Mama said there’d be days like this

I met her in a French cafÈ just outside of town

I gave her my heart and pretty soon we settled down

But she grew cold and restless and took off like the wind

Some times you lose some times you just can’t win

Mama said there’d be days like this

Son that’s just the way it is

Some times things don’t work out for the best

You can’t stop the storm from rollin’ in

Take shelter it’ll pass and then

The sun is gonna shine

Mama said there’d be days like this

You can’t stop the storm from rollin’ in

Take shelter it’ll pass and then

The sun is gonna shine

Mama said there’d be days like this