Teddy Bear Song
Yearning in Felt and Strings: The Teddy Bear's Heartache
Lyrics
I wish I had button eyes and a red felt nose
I desire to have button eyes and a red felt nose.
A shaggy cotton skin and just one set of clothes
A shaggy cotton skin and only one set of clothes are wished for.
Sittin' on the shelf in the local department store
Imagining being on a shelf in a local department store.
With no dreams to dream and nothing to be sorry for
Envisioning a state with no dreams and nothing to regret.
I wish I was a teddy bear
Expressing the desire to be a teddy bear.
Not livin' or lovin' or goin' nowhere
Wishing to avoid the complexities of living, loving, and going nowhere.
I wish I was a teddy bear
Reiterating the desire to be a teddy bear.
And I'm wishin' that I hadn't fallen in love with you
Regretting falling in love and wishing otherwise.
I wish I had a wooden heart and a sawdust mind
Desiring a wooden heart and a sawdust mind to avoid emotional pain.
Then your mem'ry wouldn't come around hurtin' all the time
Hoping that memories won't cause constant hurt.
I'd have a sewed-on smile and a painted twinkle in my eye
Wishing for a perpetually happy and carefree demeanor.
And I never would've ever had to learn how to cry
Expressing a desire to have never learned how to cry.
I wish I was a teddy bear
Reiterating the desire to be a teddy bear.
Not livin' or lovin' or goin' nowhere
Avoiding the complexities of life and emotions.
I wish I was a teddy bear
Reiterating the desire to be a teddy bear.
And I'm wishin' that I hadn't fallen in love with you
Expressing regret for falling in love.
I wish I had a string you could pull to make me say
Wishing for a string that controls spoken words, ensuring correctness.
Hi, I'm Teddy ain't it a lovely day?
Desiring to greet others as a teddy bear with a positive outlook.
Then I'd know every time I spoke the words were right
Seeking a guarantee that every spoken word is appropriate.
And no one would know the mess I made in my life
Wishing to hide the mess made in life from others.
I wish I was a teddy bear
Reiterating the desire to be a teddy bear.
Not livin' or lovin' or goin' nowhere
Avoiding the complexities of life and emotions.
I wish I was a teddy bear
Reiterating the desire to be a teddy bear.
And I'm wishin' that I hadn't fallen in love with you
Expressing regret for falling in love.
And I'm wishin' I hadn't fallen in love with you
Continuing to express regret for falling in love.
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