First of all you need to find the lyrics: Daniel Powter Bad Day Where is the moment we needed the most You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost They tell me your blue skies fade to gray They tell me your passion's gone away And I don't need no carryin' on You stand in the line just to hit a new low You're faking a smile with the coffee you go You tell me your life's been way off line You're falling to pieces every time And I don't need no carryin' on Because you had a bad day You're taking one down You sing a sad song just to turn it around You say you don't know You tell me don't lie You work at a smile and you go for a ride You had a bad day The camera don't lie You're coming back down and you really don't mind You had a bad day You had a bad day Will you need a blue sky holiday? The point is they laugh at what you say And I don't need no carryin' on You had a bad day You're taking one down You sing a sad song just to turn it around You say you don't know You tell me don't lie You work at a smile and you go for a ride You had a bad day The camera don't lie You're coming back down and you really don't mind You had a bad day (Oooh.. a holiday..) Sometimes the system goes on the blink And the whole thing turns out wrong You might not make it back and you know That you could be well oh that strong And I'm not wrong (yeah...) So where is the passion when you need it the most Oh you and I You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost Cause you had a bad day You're taking one down You sing a sad song just to turn it around You say you don't know You tell me don't lie You work at a smile and you go for a ride You had a bad day You've seen what you like And how does it feel for one more time You had a bad day You had a bad day =============== Read them through without the music and you see that there are two people talking here, and a "they" who are mentioned also as having an opinion. The first person, the author, is the listener. The person they are listening to is giving a dramatic spiel about how bad their life is (there are plenty of examples), and the listener has had enough (And I don't need no carryin' on). He has heard that the person is down (the "they" have told him), but he doesn't think it is as serious as the person is making it out to be. In his opinion, it is no use making out the world is ending when all you have had is one bad day. ============= http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=3530822107858538447 gives the views of other people on the song. I don't agree with the first few people. THey have obtained their view from the VIDEO of the song. Videos are done by people other than the author of the song, and may not accurately represent the author's point of view. I do like ThatKidSteve's thoughts. He came up with the same interpretation as me, by just listening to the song. Wiltrix has some good thoughts too. Hope this helps.