Song Lyric Sunday: Toys – ‘Tin Soldier’

This week’s theme for Song Lyric Sunday is ‘toys’. I’m sorry to say that nothing sprang immediately to mind, so I resorted to the interweb where, of course, there are lists – and lists and lists – of relevant songs. I headed straight for the historical equivalent of my comfort zone and found this from the excellent Small Faces, originally released in 1966. I even bought the single: the memory must be going…

I am a little tin soldier
That wants to jump into your fire
You are a look in your eye
A dream passing by in the sky

I don’t understand
And all I need is treat me like a man
‘Cause I ain’t no child
Take me like I am

I got to know that I belong to you
Do anything that you want to do
Sing any song that you want me to sing to you

I don’t need no aggravation
I just got to make you
I just got to make you my occupation

I got to know that I belong to you
Do anything that you want to do
Sing any song that you want me to sing to you

All I need is your whispered hello
Smiles melting the snow nothing heard
Your eyes are deeper than time
Say a love that won’t rhyme without words

So now I’ve lost my way
I need help to show me things to say
Give me your love before mine fades away

I got to know that I belong to you
Do anything that you want to do
Sing any song that you want me to sing to you

Oh no
Oh no
I just want some reaction
Someone to give me satisfaction
All I want to do is stick with you
‘Cause I love you

Written by Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott

Song Lyric Sunday 19 May 2024

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