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 [bad word] 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 [bad word] for the shelter 
of a mother's little helper
And two helps 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 [bad word] 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 pursuit of happiness just seems a bore
And if you take more of those, 
you will get an overdose
No [bad word] to the shelter 
of a mother's little helper
They just helped you on your way 
through your busy dying day