One In Ten

Lyrics：Ub40 Music：Ub40
Chorus
I am the one in ten
A number on a list
I am the one in ten
Even though I dont exist
Nobody knows me
Even though Im always there
A statistic, a reminder
Of a world that doesnt care
My arms enfold the dole queue
Malnutrition dulls my hair
My eyes are black and lifeless
With an underprivileged stare
Im the beggar on the corner
Will no-one spare a dime?
Im the child that never learns to read
Cause no-one spared the time
Chorus
I am the one in ten .... etc
Im the murderer and the victim
The licence with the gun
Im a sad and bruised old lady
In an ally in a slum
Im a middle aged businessman
With chronic heart disease
Im another teenaged suicide
In a street that has no trees
Chorus
I am the one in ten ... . etc
Im a starving third world mother
A refugee without a home
Im a house wife hooked on valium
Im a Pensioner alone
Im a cancer ridden spectre
Covering the earth
Im another hungry baby
Im an accident of birth.
Chorus
I am the one in ten .... etc