MOTHER'S LITTLE HELPER
(Jagger / Richards)
The 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 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