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One in Ten Lyrics

No chance I could be her boyfriend
I'm trying to flip butch girls again
We could see what life portends
And widen our circle of friends

She said
"You know I love you, but I feel so one in ten"

Life is short and dull
Categorized to the full until the charm is gone.
You're a big girl—if you wanna get it on, you will
And if you don't, you won't

She said
"You know I love you, but I feel so one in ten"

You could have such a life
With me
You could knit baby sweaters
We could watch a flat-screen TV

She said
"You know I love you, but I feel so one in ten"

What's the difference
When it goes down?
If it's a girl
Or if it's guys?
Can't you just close your eyes?
Baby, close your eyes
Baby, close your eyes

Love doesn't come in perfect packages
That means I qualify
And I know you're born this way
But I thought we could give it a try

She said
"You know I love you, but I feel so one in ten
You know I love you, but I feel so one in ten"
You know I love her, she'll always be my one in ten
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One in Ten because "One In Ten people are gay". Though they actually think it might be One in Five now. I know a local gay organization called One In Ten.

Thanks so much! I was racking my brain, thinking, "What does he mean by 'one in ten'???" It makes perfect sense.

This song is actually done quite well.

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you know i love you but i feel so lesbian.

Cover art for One in Ten lyrics by Third Eye Blind

This song is about the time Stephan had a crush on a lesbian. It was obviously love of the unrequited type.

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ok so i know this is about a lesbian but if its about a guy in a girl what does it mean to be 1 in 10?

It is widely believed that 1 in 10 people are gay.

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Yeah. It's predicted that 1 in 10 of most places populations are homosexual.

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it's about rachel maddow hahaha i love stephan a lot of people don't like this song but i don't think they realize it's just a joke and i think it sounds really great with the horns. it's all in fun and i love how it's heartbreaking but then... not really haha

Cover art for One in Ten lyrics by Third Eye Blind

This song would have been better without the horns.

Cover art for One in Ten lyrics by Third Eye Blind

I've never heard this song, but I like the lyrics.

Cover art for One in Ten lyrics by Third Eye Blind

When I first heard this song, I was zoning out at work and only heard the chorus. I thought it was talking about how people will say "you're one in a million" or "the only one in the world for me", but she only thought she mattered enough to be one in ten.

But... yeah. Lesbians.