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Dead or Alive
Youthquake
I Wanna Be A Toy

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I Wanna Be A Toy

Release date: 3rd May 1985

From Youthquake

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About This Track

"I Wanna Be A Toy" is a track by Dead or Alive, from the album Youthquake, released 3rd May 1985. Full lyrics are available below.

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Dead or Alive

Dead or Alive

Lyrics

I Wanna Be A Toy

Push, shove

Push, shove

Don't you push, don't you shove

Don't you push, don't you shove

My daddy would go crazy

If he knew what his baby

Was spendin' his life doin'

I know I'd be in trouble

He would cut out on the double

At the lifestyle I'm pursuin'

I wanna be a toy!

I can't be treated

Like no ordinary boy!

I wanna be a toy!

I can't be treated

Like any other boy that you see!

Oh its really no use cryin'

When there's people out there lyin'

Sayin' awful things about me

I gotta bite my bottom lip

And clench my fist

Because a playthings what I must be!

I wanna be a toy!

I can't be treated

Like no ordinary boy!

I wanna be a toy!

I can't be treated

Like any other boy that you see!

Push, shove

Push, push, shove

Push, push, shove, shove

Push, shove

Push, push, shove, shove

Push, push, shove, shove

Push, push, shove

Push, shove, shove

Rock it! Rock it! YEAH!

My daddy would go crazy

If he knew what his baby

Was spendin' his life doin'

Well its really no use cryin'

When there's people out there lyin'

Speculatin' what I'm doin'!

I wanna be a toy!

I can't be treated

Like no ordinary boy!

I wanna be a toy!

I can't be treated

Like any other boy that you see!

I wanna be a toy!

I can't be treated

Like no ordinary boy!

NO!!!

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Track details

From Youthquake

1985

Album

Release year

1985

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Credits

Writer: Mike Percy, Pete Burns, Steve Coy, Tim Lever
Producer: Stock Aitken Waterman
Credited: Mike Percy, Pete Burns, Steve Coy, Stock Aitken Waterman, Tim Lever