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 her 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 her husband's
Just a drag
So she buys an instant cake
And she burns her frozen steak
And goes running for the shelter
Of her mother's little helper
And it helps her on her way
Gets 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 her mother's little helper
And it gets you through the night
Helps you 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 her mother's little helper
It just helps you on your way
Through your busy dying day
