What a drag it is getting old  "Kids are different today,"  I hear ev'ry 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 ev'ry 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 ev'ry 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 ev'ry mother say  The pusuit 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