Mother's Little Helper

"Mother's Little Helper" is a song by the English rock and roll band The Rolling Stones. It first appeared as the opening track to the UK version of their 1966 album Aftermath. It was released as a single in the US and peaked at # 8 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1966. The B-side "Lady Jane" peaked at # 24.[1] Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Mother's Little Helper" was recorded in Los Angeles from 3 to 8 December 1965. The song deals with the darker perspective of the use of prescription drugs among housewives.

[Intro] What a drag it is getting old [Verse 1] "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 [Refrain] She goes running for the shelter of her mother's little helper And it helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day [Verse 2] "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 a frozen steak [Refrain] And goes running for the shelter of her mother's little helper And two help her on her way, get her through her busy day [Chorus] Doctor, please, some more of these Outside the door, she took four more What a drag it is getting old [Verse 3] "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 [Refrain] So go running for the shelter of your mother's little helper And four help you through the night, help to minimize your plight [Chorus] Doctor, please, some more of these Outside the door, she took four more What a drag it is getting old [Verse 4] "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 [Refrain] No more running for the shelter of a mother's little helper They just helped you on your way through your busy dying day Hey