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
I wish I was a teddy bear
Not livin' or lovin' or goin' nowhere
I wish I was
And I'm wishing that I
hadn't fallen in love with you
I wish I had a wooden heart
and a subtle smile
Then your memory wouldn't
come around
hurting all the time
I'd have a sewed on smile
and a painted twinkle in my eye
And I never would have ever had
to learn how to cry
I wish I was a teddy bear
Not living or loving or going 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 string you could pull
to make me sing
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
I wish I was a teddy bear
Not livin' or lovin' or goin' away
I wish I was a teddy bear
And I'm wishin' that I hadn't
fallen in love with you
And I'm wishin' that I hadn't
fallen in love with you you