Mother's Little Helper

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 a husband's just a drag
 So she buys an instant cake and she buys a frozen steak
 And goes running for the shelter of her 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
 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 your 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 ev'ry 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
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