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 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 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, hey