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 elper 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 her husband's just a drag So she burns a frozen steak And goes running for the shelter of a mother's little elper 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 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 pursult 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, yeah