The Dresden Dolls - Coin-operated boy
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coin-operated boy
sitting on the shelf he is just a toy
but I turn him on and he comes to life
automatic toy
that is why I want a coin-operated boy

made of plastic and elastic
he is rugged and long-lasting
who could 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
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 even after I bet you
a billion dollars that I'll never love you
will you persist even after I kiss you
goodbye for the last time
will you keep on trying to prove it
I'm dying to lose it
I want it
I want you
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 his pretty coin-operated voice
saying that he loves me that he's thinking of me
straight and to the point
that is what I want
a coin-operated boy