There Was a Little Boy - Toy Matinee

Mother’s crazy, but she runs the family

Two older sisters, and the boy who’s nine years old

He’s old enough to see the way it’s going

Somewhere the birds are singing

But Mother’s all alone

He needs a father, but she takes a lover

This man is not a friend, shows no friendship

This man just waits around to play with Sister

But he plays too serious, he plays too rough

How can you expect a child to understand the sickness of a world whose eyes are

blind?

The dying man inside this boy is questioning his once upon a time

(There was a little boy)

He leaves home early for a loveless world

And he finds what he needs with an older boy

He’s got a couple things to hide from Mother

He hopes she’ll understand, she hopes he’ll change

How can you expect a child to understand the sickness of a world whose eyes are

blind?

A world he cannot hope to conquer, insecurities that fester in his mind

No choice, no fault, and no way out, no blame, no guilt, no friends, no cure,

no crime

The dying man inside this boy is questioning his once upon a time

(There was a little boy)

This boy was once a strong man, but getting weaker

He carries more than just the shame inside

His mother stays away and faces nothing

She blindly wishes for a happy ending

How can you expect a child to understand the sickness of a world whose eyes are

blind?

A world he cannot hope to conquer, insecurities that fester in his mind

No choice, no fault, and no way out, no blame, no guilt, no friends, no cure,

no crime

The dying man inside this boy is questioning his once upon a time

(There was a little boy)