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