Mother’s Little Helper

Lyrics

[Intro] What a drag it is getting old [Verse 1] "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 [Refrain] 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 [Verse 2] "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 a frozen steak [Refrain] 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 [Chorus] "Doctor, please, some more of these!" Outside the door, she took four more What a drag it is getting old [Verse 3] "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 [Refrain] So go running for the shelter of your mother's little helper Just to help you through the night, help to minimize your plight [Chorus] "Doctor, please, some more of these!" Outside the door, she took four more What a drag it is getting old [Verse 4] "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 have an overdose [Refrain] No more running for the shelter of a mother's little helper They just helped you on your way through your busy dying day