[Verse 1]

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 the smallest size

Leave me in the dark

You never hear me cry

[Pre-chorus 1]

More than an illustration

Points of articulation

Come to life on a brass spring

Such a wonderful plaything

[Verse 2]

Its a cruel cross

That I have to bear

If you come a little close

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 momma 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

[Pre-chorus 2]

You knew that

I adored ya

But you left me in georgia

Toys are not sentimental;

How could I be for rental?

[Verse 3]

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

And 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

[Pre-chorus 3]

Accidentally tragic

Victim of her black magic

Had a boy once who loved me

Now he's so afraid of me

[Verse 4]

On a long lost day

When you're grey and old

You'll 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

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