“The Toy” was originally written for the 1982 Richard Pryor film of the same title, but was not intended to necessarily be on the “Thriller” album. It was recorded initially in 1981, and multiple times during the rest of Michael’s career. He referenced its existance in the 1984 “The Girl Is Mine” lawsuit, acknowledging that he had indeed written and recorded a song with this title.
It first became “I Am Your Joy” in the early 1990s and ultimately evolved into the 2008 recording of “Best of Joy,” which was released posthumously as a remix by Neff-U on the 2010 album “Michael.” It’s noted as being the last song Michael recorded during his lifetime. The original demo was released on “Thriller 40” in 2022.
I am your toy, I am your boy
I am the moonlight, you are the spring
Our lives are sacred things
You know I always will love you, I am forever
I am the one who came when you fell down
I was the only one around when things would hurt you
I am forever
Wasn’t it I who said that you are free?
When living seemed so hard to be
And things would hurt you
I am forever
I am your friend through thick and thin
We need each other, we’ll never part
Our love is from the heart
We’ll never say “I don’t need you”
We are forever
Wasn’t it I who said that you arе free?
When living seemed so hard to be
And things would hurt you
I am forеver
I am the one who came when you fell down
I was the only one around
When things would hurt you
I am forever
You are the sun that lights up the sky
When things are shady, what comes what may we do get by
I was the only one around when things would hurt you
I am forever
I am your toy, I am your boy
I am the moonlight, you are the spring
Our lives are sacred things
You know I always will love you, I am forever
I am the one who came when you fell down
I was the only one around when things would hurt you
I am forever
Wasn’t it I who said that you are free?
When living seemed so hard to be
And things would hurt you
We are forever
Uh-huh
We are forever
Uh-huh
We are forever
We are forever
We are forever
I am your toy, I am your boy
I am the moonlight, you are the spring
Our lives are sacred things
You know I always will love you, I am forever
I am the one who came when you fell down
I was the only one around when things would hurt you
I am forever
Wasn’t it I who said that you are free?
When living seemed so hard to be
And things would hurt you
I am forever
I am your friend through thick and thin
We need each other, we’ll never part
Our love is from the heart
We’ll never say “I don’t need you”
We are forever
Wasn’t it I who said that you arе free?
When living seemed so hard to be
And things would hurt you
I am forеver
I am the one who came when you fell down
I was the only one around
When things would hurt you
I am forever
You are the sun that lights up the sky
When things are shady, what comes what may we do get by
I was the only one around when things would hurt you
I am forever
I am your toy, I am your boy
I am the moonlight, you are the spring
Our lives are sacred things
You know I always will love you, I am forever
I am the one who came when you fell down
I was the only one around when things would hurt you
I am forever
Wasn’t it I who said that you are free?
When living seemed so hard to be
And things would hurt you
We are forever
Uh-huh
We are forever
Uh-huh
We are forever
We are forever
We are forever
