What a drag it is getting old
年华老去真是令人沮丧
Kids are different today
如今的孩子大不一样
I hear ev'ry mother say
每位母亲都这样讲
Mother needs something today to calm her down
妈妈今天需要些东西来安抚心房
And though she's not really ill
虽然她并非真的抱恙
There's a little yellow pill
但那一粒小小的黄色药丸
She goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
让她奔向母亲的小小避风港
And it helps her on her way
助她度过艰难时光
Gets her through her busy day
药丸伴她度过忙碌时光
"Things are different today"
"如今世道变了样"
I hear ev'ry mother say
每位母亲都这样讲
Cooking fresh food for a husband's just a drag
为丈夫下厨成了烦心事一桩
So she buys an instant cake
速食蛋糕随手买
And she burns her frozen steak
冷冻牛排煎得焦黑
And goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
转身奔向那小小的药片避风港
And two helps her on her way
两粒就能带她逃离现状
Get her through her busy day
支撑她熬过忙碌的日常
Doctor please some more of these
医生 请再开些这样的药方
Outside the door she took four more
门外她又吞下四粒药丸
What a drag it is getting old
衰老的过程多么令人沮丧
Men just aren't the same today
如今的男人都变了样
I hear ev'ry mother say
每位母亲都这样讲
They just don't appreciate that you get tired
他们不懂你已精疲力竭的伤
They're so hard to satisfy
他们的心永远难以填满
You can tranquilize your mind
你可以麻痹自己的心神
So go running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
奔向母亲小药丸的庇护
And four help you through the night
助你熬过漫漫长夜
Help to minimize your plight
减轻你的痛苦煎熬
Doctor please some more of these
医生 请再开些这样的药方
Outside the door she took four more
门外她又吞下四粒药丸
What a drag it is getting old
衰老的过程多么令人沮丧
Life's just much too hard today
如今生活太过艰难
I hear ev'ry mother say
每位母亲都这样讲
The pursuit of happiness just seems a bore
追寻幸福如今竟成负担
And if you take more of those
若你继续吞服这些药丸
You will get an overdose
终将陷入过量的深渊
No more running to the shelter of a mother's little helper
再不能躲进母亲的小药片庇护所
They just helped you on your way
它们只是推着你向前
Through your busy dying day
走过这忙碌的垂死时光