I wish i had button eyes and a red felt nose
shaggy cotton skin and just one set of clothes
sittin' on a shelf in a local department store
with no dreams to dream and nothin' to be sorry for
(chorus)
i wish i was a teddy bear
not livin' or lovin'
nor goin' nowhere
i wish i was a teddy bear
and i'm wishin' that i hadn't fallen in love with you
I wish i had a wooden heart and a sawdust mind
then your mem'ry wouldn't come around hurtin' all the time
i'd have a sewed-on smile and a pretty twinkle in my eye
and i never would have ever had to learn how to cry
(repeat chorus)
I wish i had a string to pull to make me say
"hi! i'm teddy!
ain't it a lovely day"
then i'd know every time i spoke the words were right
and no one would know the mess i've made of my life
(repeat chorus)
And i'm wishin' that i hadn't fallen in love with you