From the recording Nobody's Child
A response to comments by the chief administrator of the Toronto children's aid society
Lyrics
He's never had a family that he can call his own
Always been a guest in someone else's home
And if he's not too much trouble he can stay here for a while
He'll be fed, He'll have a bed
But he's nobody's child
What is he running for
He closes another door
His heart yearns for something more
He can't say for sure
They don't talk about his mother
They say it's such a shame
He never knew his father
He doesn't even know his name
And when he's old enough they'll age him out
They'll close the file
He'll be alone, out on his own, nobody's child
He's always second rate
Just another ward of the state
Inside his heart quietly bleeds
Love is what he needs
What is he running for
He closes another door
His heart yearns for something more
He can't say for sure
He's always second rate
Just another ward of the state
Inside his heart quietly bleeds
Love is what he needs