Toy Matinee - There Was a Little Boy lyrics

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)