Chorus:

I want compensation for being me

I'm not the one that I wanted to be

My dreams are shattered, my hopes are all torn

I want compensation for being born.

I want compensation for being born.

I didn't want to be here, I didn't choose to exist

The war was just over and my parents were pissed

There was no contraception, they didn't give a damn

All they wanted was sex and here I am.

Chorus:  I want compensation etc.

There was no consultation, no-one asked me what I thought

I was treated like a stranger and I felt like I'd been bought

Oh what a shame, all that I've been through

I'm not to blame, tell me who do I sue.

Chorus:

I want compensation for being me

I'm not the one that I wanted to be

My dreams are shattered, my hopes are all torn

I want compensation for being born

I want compensation for being born.