mother s little helper

Rolling Stones

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 tranquilise your mind
So go running for the shelter of a mother s little helper
And four help you through the night
help to minimise your plight

Doctor, plese, 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 pursuit of happiness just seems a bore
And if you take more of those, you will get an overdose
No more running to the shelter of a mother s little helper
They just helped you on your way
through your busy dying day