A NUMBER ON A LIST
EVEN THOUGH I DON'T EXIST
NOBODY KNOWS ME
BUT I'M ALWAYS THERE
A STATISTICAL 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
A NUMBER ON A LIST
EVEN THOUGH I DON'T EXIST
NOBODY KNOWS ME
BUT I'M ALWAYS THERE
A STATISTICAL REMINDER
OF A WORLD THAT DOESN'T CARE
I'M THE MURDERER, THE VICTIM
I'M THE LICENCE WITH A GUN
I'M A SAD AND BRUISED OLD LADY
IN AN ALLEY IN A SLUM
I'M A MIDDLE-AGED BUSINESSMAN
WITH CHRONIC HEART DISEASE
I'M ANOTHER TEENAGE SUICIDE
IN A STREET THAT HAS NO TREES
A NUMBER ON A LIST
EVEN THOUGH I DON'T EXIST
NOBODY KNOWS ME
BUT I'M ALWAYS THERE
A STATISTICAL REMINDER
OF A WORLD THAT DOESN'T CARE
I'M A STARVIN'
THIRD-WORLD MOTHER
REFUGEE WITHOUT A HOME
A HOUSE-WIFE
HOOKED ON VALIUM
I'M A PENSIONER ALONE
A CANCER-RIDDEN SPECTRE
THAT'S COVERIN' THE EARTH
I'M ANOTHER HUNGRY BABY
I'M AN ACCIDENT OF BIRTH
A NUMBER ON A LIST
EVEN THOUGH I DON'T EXIST
NOBODY KNOWS ME
BUT I'M ALWAYS THERE
A STATISTICAL REMINDER
OF A WORLD THAT DOESN'T CARE
A NUMBER ON A LIST
EVEN THOUGH I DON'T EXIST
NOBODY KNOWS ME
BUT I'M ALWAYS THERE
A STATISTICAL REMINDER
OF A WORLD THAT DOESN'T CARE