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
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 to help her on her way
Get her through her busy day
Doctor please some more of these
Outside the door she took four more
But her dragon 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 for help you through the night
Help to minimize your plight
Doctor please some more of these
Outside the door she took four more
But her dragon is getting old
Life 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