Mother's Little Helper Songtext
von Sérgio Godinho

What a drag it is getting old

Things 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
But 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 pursuit 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
Through your busy dying day