So many years ago, many more than I'd   Even care to bear in my mind   From the darkest of all places I found you      All the limbs in their right places   And a heart made of real gold   Sell me your little doll, oh sir, I ask you kind      Every night I returned to watch them   The master and the puppet in the show   He said: "Oh, no, I cannot sell him...   Priceless he is, masterpiece of mine"      Please, sell me your puppet, sir   Name your price, oh please,   Whatever you may ask,   Tenfold the price I pay      "Did I not make it clear?   This debate is over   I will never part from this puppet, my son..."      With hungry eyes I followed them all night   The blind master and the puppet he had made   "No, sir, to sell is not my will!"   The doll is mine, even if I have to kill...      So it shall be... if this is what it takes   "Greed is truly blinder than me..."   "Heart of gold is what you wish for?"   "So, this little boy... wants to be... a puppet, for real..."      So I have the golden heart   Now only needing the voice of the master   Never feel hunger, never grow older   My dream was to be a star in a real puppet show      [SOLO]      It's so hard to remember my life   The times before the show   Can I ever cut off the strings?   "Take a bow, now dance and sing..." (Sing!)      Would you turn to a child again?   "No, never, I am your Guide"   You can see a small grin on the face   Of the master, when the puppet's in his place      Be careful what you wish for   Wishes might come alive   The twines are pulling me every day and night...   The show, the glitter and all the fame   I'd give away for a life   Some things can end with a word, they say   This only ends with a sharp knife (Knife!)