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   oooooooo   oooooooo