What a drag it is getting old
Kids are different today
I hear every mother say

Mother needs something
today to calm her down
And though she`s not really ill
There`s a little yellow pill

She goes running for the shelter
of a mother`s little helper
And it helps her on her way,
gets her through her busy day

Things are different today
I hear every mother say
Cooking fresh food for
a husband`s just a drag

So she buys an instant cake
and she burns her frozen steak
And goes running for the shelter
of a mother`s little helper

And two help her on her way
get her through her busy day
Doctor please some more of these
Outside the door

she took four more
What a drag it is getting old
Men just aren`t the same today
I hear every mother say

They just don`t appreciate
that you get tired
They`re so hard to satisfy
You can tranquilize your mind

So go running for the shelter
of a mother`s little helper
And four help you through the night
help to minimize your plight

Doctor please some more of these
Outside the door
she took four more
What a drag it is getting old

Life`s just much too hard today
I hear every mother say
The pursuit of happiness
just seems a bore

And if you take more of those
you will get an overdose
No more running for the shelter
of a mother`s little helper

They just helped you on your way
through your busy dying day