Lyrics:

(Jagger/richards)

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