What a drag it is getting old
RIFF:
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"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
BREAK:
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
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"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
BREAK:
And goes running for the shelter
Of a mother's little helper
And two help her on her way
Gets her through her busy day
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Doctor please
Some more of these
Outside the door
She took four more
What a drag it is getting old
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"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
BREAK:
So go running for the shelter
Of a mother's little helper
And for to help you through the night
Help to minimize your plight
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Doctor please
Some more of these
Outside the door
She took four more
What a drag it is getting old
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"Life's just much too hard today,"
I hear every mother say
The pursuit of happiness just seems a bore
And if you take more of those
You will get an overdose
BREAK:
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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HEY!