coin-operated boy    sitting on the shelf    he is just a toy    but i turn him on    and he comes to life    automatic joy    that is why a want    a coin-operated boy       made of plastic and elastic    he is rugged and long lasting    who could ever, ever ask for more?    love without complications galore    many shapes and weights to choose from    i will never leave my bedroom    i will never cry at night again    wrap my arms around him and pretend       coin-operated boy    all the other real    ones that i destroy    cannot hold a candle    to my new boy and i'll    never let him go    and i'll never be alone    and i'll never let him go    and i'll never be alone    go, and i'll never be alone    go, and i'll never be alone    go, and i'll never be alone    go, and i'll never be alone    not with my coin-operated boy       this bridge was written    to make you feel smittener    with my sad picture of girl getting bitterer    can you extract me    from my plastic fantasy?    i didn't think so    but i'm still convinceable    will you persist that after i bet you    a billion dollars that i'll never love you?    and will you persist that after i kiss you    good-bye for the last time    will you keep on trying    to prove it i'm dying    to lose it i'm losing    my confidence    i want it, i want it, i want it, i want it,    i want to, i want to, i want to, i want to,    i want you, i want you, i want you, i want you,       i want a, i want a, i want a, i want a    coin-operated boy       and if i had a star to wish on    for my life i can't imagine    any flesh and blood could be his match    i can even take him in the bath *    coin-operated boy    he may not be real    experienced with girls    but i know he feels    like a boy should feel    isn't that the point?    that is why i want    a coin-operated boy    with a pretty    coin-operated voice    saying that he loves me    that he's thinking of me    straight and to the point    that is why i want    a coin-operated boy