One In Ten
I am the one in tenA number on a listI am the one in tenEven though I don`t existNobody Knows meEven though I'm always thereA statistic, a reminderOf a world that doesn't care.
My arms enfold the dole queueMalnutrition dulls my hairMy eyes are black and lifelessWith an underprivileged stareI'm the beggar on the cornerWill no-one spare a dime?I'm the child that never learns to read'Cause no-one spared the time.
I am the one in tenA number on a listI am the one in tenEven though I don`t existNobody Knows meEven though I'm always thereA statistic, a reminderOf a world that doesn't care.
I'm the murderer and the victimThe licence with the gunI'm a sad and bruised old ladyIn an ally in a slumI'm a middle aged businessmanWith chronic heart diseaseI'm another teenaged suicideIn a street that has no trees.
I am the one in tenA number on a listI am the one in tenEven though I don`t existNobody Knows meEven though I'm always thereA statistic, a reminderOf a world that doesn't care.
I'm a starving third world motherA refugee without a homeI'm a house wife hooked on ValiumI'm a Pensioner aloneI'm a cancer ridden spectreCovering the earthI'm another hungry babyI'm an accident of birth.
I am the one in tenA number on a listI am the one in tenEven though I don`t existNobody Knows meEven though I'm always thereA statistic, a reminderOf a world that doesn't care.