The forgotten child

Where is the child, does anyone know? She's been forgotten, when did she go? The times are brutal, borders are crossed Where is the child? The child is lost Where is the child? Someone must know Who saw her last, why did she go? We were under attack, reaching rock bottom That was our focus, the child was forgotten It's an open secret, we spread and react And if it's not true then the rumors are fact Although she may have been sometimes forgotten There's no suggestion she was misbegotten She was our reason, our religion, our cause Our best excuse for emergency laws Invoked so often to explain and subdue The forgotten child from whom we all grew Child of our nation, our icon, our future Gone from our records, I'm no computer The times are brutal, borders are crossed I think she took flight, and now we're all lost Where is the child? Where is the child? The times are brutal, borders are crossed Where is the child? The child is lost (Where is the child? Where is the child?) --- The Forgotten Child - Pet Shop Boys