Tug on a wire to make me dancenA flick of the wrist can send me flyingnMarionette given the chancenI'd trade it all in 'cause I keep tryin'nnTo cut the strings let my arms fallnDown loosely at my sidesnWatch the paint melt awaynAs I step in to the daylightnnOh, Gepetto how you loved menOh, Gepetto aren't you proud?nSo you're giving up your bestnSo that I can be a real boynOh, well I can be a real boy nownnSplinters run deepnBodies run coldnHung on a wall carved in your likenessnAnd I'll tell a lienBut you'll always known'Cause I'm growin' up andnI'm growin' out of thisnnCut the stringsnLet my arms fall down loosely at my sidesnWatch the paint melt awaynAs I step in to the daylightnnOh, Gepetto how you loved menOh, Gepetto aren't you proud?nSo you're giving up your bestnSo that I can be a real boynOh, well I can be a real boy nownnSo make a wish and startnSome place far away nBut faith will fall fast nBefore I learn the hard waynAnd it's not the words that you saynIt's the time that you wait to say themnnOh, Gepetto how you loved menOh, Gepetto aren't you proud?nOh, Gepetto how you loved menOh, so I can be a real boynI can be a real boynI can be a real boy, now