"Kids are different today," I hear every 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 every 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 every 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 every 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

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