One In Ten Lyrics

(chorus)
I am the one in ten
A number on a list
I am the one in ten
Even though I don`t exist
Nobody knows me
Even though i`m always there
A statistic, a reminder
Of a world that doesn`t care


My arms enfold the dole queue
Malnutrition dulls my hair
My eyes are black and lifeless
With an underprivileged stare
I`m the beggar on the corner
Will no-one spare a dime?
I`m the child that never learns to read
`cause no-one spared the time


(chorus)

I am the one in ten .... etc


I`m the murderer and the victim
The licence with the gun
I`m a sad and bruised old lady
In an ally in a slum
I`m a middle aged businessman
With chronic heart disease
I`m another teenaged suicide
In a street that has no trees


(chorus)

I am the one in ten .... etc


I`m a starving third world mother
A refugee without a home
I`m a house wife hooked on valium
I`m a pensioner alone
I`m a cancer ridden spectre
Covering the earth
I`m another hungry baby
I`m an accident of birth.


(chorus)

I am the one in ten .... etc

UB40 - Greatest Hits

Sep 2008

1. (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You
2. One In Ten
3. Red Red Wine (Edit)
4. If It Happens Again
5. Here I Am (Come And Take Me)
6. Sing Our Own Song (Edit)
7. I Got You Babe
8. Groovin' (Out On Life)
9. My Way Of Thinking
10. The Way You Do The Things You Do
11. Higher Ground
12. Please Don't Make Me Cry
13. Kingston Town
14. Come Back Darling
15. Don't Break My Heart
16. Cherry Oh Baby
17. Breakfast In Bed
18. Rat In Mi Kitchen (Edit)
19. Homely Girl
20. Until My Dying Day
21. Swing Low (Radio Edit) (Feat. The United Colours Of Sound)