Become a Real Boy
Pinnocchio was the first, Geppetto and Geppetta's Happy Accident
No one talks about Geppetta that much anymore
'Cuz she doesn't come around that much anymore
She was a good Wife and a good Mom
But Pinnocchio found out nothing good can last forever
And he was just an Accident after that
Geppetto was a hard worker, with goals of bread for his family and wine for himself
But a hard worker isn't always a good father, and goals of wine can make you forget that
That would have made Pinnocchio sad, but he was too busy taking care of his brothers and sister
All Pinnocchio wanted was to be a real boy
To make Geppetto proud
For his bothers and sister to have somone to look up to
He wasn't mischievous, but he was a fool
And the only person he lied to was himself
Still, it explains why he always messed up and why his nose was so damn big
But Pinnocchio kept a level head
And he didn't let the wood-rot show
Except one time, when he thought he found his fairy
He let her see the rot, and all the pain
She was the first to see the shell he had become
And it was okay, 'cuz she was made of wood just like him
And it was okay, 'cuz she had pain just like him
Who knew wooden people could still love?
But Pinnocchio found out nothing good can last forever
His rot would show too often, and she wasn't happy with him anymore
Pinnocchio still wants to be a real boy
Even though he doesn't know how to become one
'Cuz Geppetto can only teach him how to become a real man
With goals of bread and wine
And that scares him
And Geppetta, no one talks about her anymore
How can he set an example for his brothers and sister?
When he needs an example for himself
Pinnochio knows nothing good can last forever.
But couldn't they just have lasted a little longer?
'Cuz with all the rot and the hollowness and the pain,
He might not.