The most toys

"The most toys" is a song by LorD and Master from the album Pensive, which looks at Dan's childhood friendship with a boy called Matthew. Matthew was a great friend to Dan and they enjoyed a lasting friendship which was sadly cut short by Matthew's death from leukaemia at the age of eleven. Since Matthew was always popular and had the best toys and people surrounding him, Dan thought it apt to repurpose the title of a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode for the song.

Lyrics

Out of all the other girls and boys
You always hands-down had the most toys
The best of the friends who made the most noise
And all you did, you did with such poise

Now it’s hard to extract all the joys
Happiness that life seemingly destroys
All the stuff, the people, girls and boys
Whatever happens to the most toys

I always had a fascination with
Those lonely days
Strange but familiar isolation with
Bored eyes ablaze

Meeting you
With a sibling or two
You had a carefree life

Out of all the other girls and boys
You always hands-down had the most toys
The best of the friends who made the most noise
And all you did, you did with such poise

Now it’s hard to extract all the joys
Happiness that life seemingly destroys
All the stuff, the people, girls and boys
Whatever happens to the most toys

Jealousy is not part of my program
But you could rock that boat
Your holidays to African countries came
With an ironic gloat

We laughed too much
At TV programmes and such
We had a carefree life

Out of all the other girls and boys
You always hands-down had the most toys
The best of the friends who made the most noise
And all you did, you did with such poise

Now it’s hard to extract all the joys
Happiness that life seemingly destroys
All the stuff, the people, girls and boys
Whatever happens to the most toys

But then, my friend
In the end
You set 
The final trend
Your sorrow
Becoming hollow
On a path
I couldn’t follow

Out of all the other girls and boys
You always hands-down had the most toys
The best of the friends who made the most noise
And all you did, you did with such poise

Now it’s hard to extract all the joys
Happiness that life seemingly destroys
All the stuff, the people, girls and boys
Whatever happens to the most toys

(Oooh-ooh, I miss you)
Out of all the other girls and boys
You always hands-down had the most toys
(Oooh-ooh, you’ve gone)
The best of the friends who made the most noise
And all you did, you did with such poise

(Oooh-ooh, I miss you)
Now it’s hard to extract all the joys
Happiness that life seemingly destroys
(Oooh-ooh, you’ve gone)
All the stuff, the people, girls and boys
Whatever happens to the most toys

Oooh-ooh, I miss you
Oooh-ooh, you’ve gone
Oooh-ooh, I miss you
Oooh-ooh, you’ve gone

Versions

• Appears on Pensive.

Personnel

• Written, produced and performed by Daniel Bailey-Graham.