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