What a drag it is getting old
多么沉重的负担渐渐老去
Kids are different today
如今的孩子与众不同
I hear ev'ry mother say
我听到每个母亲都说
Mother needs something today to calm her down
妈妈今天需要一些东西让她平静下来
And though she's not really ill
虽然她并没有真的生病
There's a little yellow pill
有一种黄色的药片
She goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
她跑去寻找妈妈的庇护所
And it helps her on her way
这对她的人生有很大的帮助
Gets her through her busy day
陪她度过忙碌的一天
"Things are different today"
今天的情况不一样了
I hear ev'ry mother say
我听到每个母亲都说
Cooking fresh food for a husband's just a drag
为丈夫烹饪美味佳肴只是一种拖累
So she buys an instant cake
所以她买了一个速食蛋糕
And she burns her frozen steak
她把冷冻的牛排煎好
And goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
奔向妈妈的庇护所
And two helps her on her way
两个帮她一把
Get her through her busy day
陪她度过忙碌的一天
Doctor please some more of these
医生拜托你再喝一点
Outside the door she took four more
在门外她又喝了四杯酒
What a drag it is getting old
多么沉重的负担渐渐老去
Men just aren't the same today
如今的男人已经物是人非
I hear ev'ry mother say
我听到每个母亲都说
They just don't appreciate that you get tired
他们只是不明白你疲惫不堪
They're so hard to satisfy
他们难以满足
You can tranquilize your mind
你可以让自己平静下来
So go running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
所以快去寻求一个母亲的庇护吧
And four help you through the night
四个人帮你度过黑夜
Help to minimize your plight
尽量减少你的痛苦
Doctor please some more of these
医生拜托你再喝一点
Outside the door she took four more
在门外她又喝了四杯酒
What a drag it is getting old
多么沉重的负担渐渐老去
Life's just much too hard today
今天的生活太艰难了
I hear ev'ry mother say
我听到每个母亲都说
The pursuit of happiness just seems a bore
对幸福的追求似乎令人厌烦
And if you take more of those
如果你吃更多那种东西
You will get an overdose
你会嗨到忘乎所以
No more running to the shelter of a mother's little helper
再也不会逃到母亲的庇护所里
They just helped you on your way
他们只是帮了你一把
Through your busy dying day
度过你忙碌的临终时光