I'm a wind-up toy in an up down world /
If you leave me all alone, I'll make a mess for sure /
I've a heart of gold in a smallest size /
Leave me in the dark, you'll never hear me cry /
More than an illustration /
Points of articulation /
Come to life on a brass spring /
Such a wonderful plaything /
It's a cruel cross that I have to bear /
If you come a little closer, I'm going to pull your hair /
More than just a toy in a patched blue suit /
When you hold me in your arms, I'm just a boy like you /
But your mama thought there was something wrong /
Didn't want you sleeping with a boy too long /
It's a serious thing in a grown-up world /
Maybe you'd be better with a Barbie girl /
You knew that I adored ya /
But you left me in Georgia /
Toys are not sentimental /
How could I be for rental? /
She's the meanest hag that has ever been /
Pulled out my insides with an old safety pin /
I'm the sorest sight, now I feel like trash /
Clothes are made of rags and they don't even match /
So she dressed me up as the man she loved /
Then threw me in a box when she had had enough /
Now the light of day I no longer see /
She stuck her voodoo pins where my eyes used to be /
Accidentally tragic /
Victim of her black magic /
Had a boy once who loved me /
Now he's so afraid of me /
On a long lost day when you're grey and old /
Would you be there remembering your old toy boy? /
When your only son's wondering what to be /
Tell him the story of a boy like me /
Oooooo /
Oooooooo /