Number In The Book Lyrics - Lucky Dube

No glove, no love 

You've been hearing this so many times 

Don't you think it's time 

To be a little more responsible? 

Too many people die these days 

If you read the papers, check out the news 

The numbers are there 

But every number, represents a human being 

Who was a father, who was a mother 

A son or a daughter of this land 

You don't make the commitment but your body does 

Even if you're dead silent 

You are here today, tomorrow you are gone 

You don't wanna be another number in the book 

You are here today, tomorrow you are gone 

You don't wanna be another number in the book 

You are here today, tomorrow you are gone 

You don't wanna be another number in the book 

In the shadows of the night 

A lady from the street corner talks to a customer 

Money exchanges hands 

That's the formality and she says 

No glove, no love 

You can pay me well, but it ain't worth my life 

Too many people die these days 

If you read the papers, check out the news 

The numbers are there 

Every number, represents a human being 

Who was a father, who was a mother 

A son or a daughter of this land 

It ain't worth my life, she said 

You are here today, tomorrow you are gone 

I don't wanna be another number in the book 

You are here today, tomorrow you are gone 

I don't wanna be another number in the book