Dear Mr. President

celinedeng

http://youtube.com/v/6DEh0eSpNvY
7 A& N( ^! b9 d' o" R9 _PINK LYRICS

. F( |5 M+ `) D"Dear Mr. President"
; s/ S8 X) W( Q( S(feat. Indigo Girls)
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" y' f' S% I6 p% f" [+ k' o2 tDear Mr. President,
Come take a walk with me.
Let's pretend we're just two people and
" N1 ~7 w; R' \9 @7 HYou're not better than me.
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.

  J0 I4 s+ m3 X1 z6 sWhat do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
. b/ ]" P! t" d8 z. ?Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
What do you feel when you look in the mirror?
2 `3 c/ b' H1 HAre you proud?
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% o. l% H7 n& r/ W. }How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
% |" ~6 [4 Z, l; e6 {9 R  t+ FHow do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye
And tell me why?
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Dear Mr. President,
Were you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
& U. }8 s1 Z. ~0 F2 H* h, W  T9 U3 [Are you a lonely boy?
8 n- ]" D5 ?1 T% f$ N2 g9 S7 NHow can you say
9 L+ h9 v9 y! O$ J9 j; `. Z! N7 j9 |No child is left behind?
We're not dumb and we're not blind.
( j. @5 `/ c6 Q% H. o! ~+ W$ UThey're all sitting in your cells
8 p& M" [  y6 A/ k1 H$ M- T& SWhile you pave the road to hell.

, _+ t$ r& T( [5 h: [What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
I can only imagine what the first lady has to say
" u" }9 m+ b% jYou've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.
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1 b" t6 ?, o" X  n9 gHow do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
0 t& M, c. @; K2 P# AHow do you walk with your head held high?
- W& o& }! X! ICan you even look me in the eye?

Let me tell you 'bout hard work
  m* Y' S6 X8 G& K4 a1 ]2 BMinimum wage with a baby on the way
. j4 I% L& X( sLet me tell you 'bout hard work
& ^  J/ P/ N  WRebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
  P$ I. G7 k. i3 lBuilding a bed out of a cardboard box
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Hard work
: S4 \- t  r' a3 d$ z$ K* k* UHard work
6 v! M9 o$ \( N4 v; WYou don't know nothing 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
Oh

How do you sleep at night?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Dear Mr. President,
- v3 `; b5 v2 c+ u/ VYou'd never take a walk with me.
7 K! I  ?- D5 o& jWould you?

0 n! H, I: G# G- o[ 本帖最后由 celinedeng 于 2007-7-7 21:03 编辑 ]

alicia_83

The singer is so cool!
A thoughtful song~~~

goldfish

nothing is absolutely right or wrong,especially on politics.

bobic_wang

it is really a moving song,
$支持$ $支持$ $支持$

fcyfcy1

impressive... i heard the song several times in last week... but never paid attention to the lyrics...
In fact it's quite good$送花$

goldfish

They dance alone ---Sting

Why are there women here dancing on their own?
% V* S4 O; s; a$ S4 hWhy is there this sadness in their eyes?
Why are the soldiers here
Their faces fixed like stone?
! R0 B' T$ J/ x. AI can't see what it is that they dispise
They're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
( R2 W5 D+ A# n  V+ N7 }0 STheir anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
4 W, h3 v& e1 IThey're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
+ C# {: j4 X) h! d4 q3 i6 z$ ]They dance alone They dance alone
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It's the only form of protest they're allowed
/ ]3 k, |% m- R9 G4 P1 fI've seen their silent faces scream so loud
6 W! o* N: w% I, Q4 Q6 MIf they were to speak these words they'd go missing too
Another woman on a torture table what else can they do
They're dancing with the missing
% J  H( X9 M- g& Y5 iThey're dancing with the dead
. G% }9 K& H4 LThey dance with the invisible ones
Their anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
) W) @3 }7 a. h% x( V! L8 pThey're dancing with their husbands
( K8 i/ w" M) I3 [, y5 j9 tThey dance alone They dance alone
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3 w$ X- e, y7 F, p5 I4 mOne day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
( X1 a! t* N; A4 W1 y$ X* I0 ~And we'll dance
One day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance
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$ G7 K- K* p  K* k: D1 |" tEllas danzan con los desaparecidos
+ T# t. w3 a  l8 ]9 L! z5 H- f1 UEllas danzan con los muertos
Ellas danzan con amores invisibles
Ellas danzan con silenciosa angustia
Danzan con sus pardres
* [9 h, L9 f4 N7 b" TDanzan con sus hijos
: D' Q- e2 T- f, iDanzan con sus esposos
Ellas danzan solas
Danzan solas

Hey Mr. Pinochet
& @, Z# M  l' W* I/ d- YYou've sown a bitter crop
9 b3 i: p9 H" W# x8 e+ {It's foreign money that supports you
One day the money's going to stop
; N* I% I' m8 ?  G8 k) ?No wages for your torturers
No budget for your guns
' D- ]% s& @0 C' Z! s. \Can you think of your own mother
& M: w! O/ B# P0 E, DDancin' with her invisible son
They're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
They're anguish is unsaid
+ N+ h7 [! ^* n  U- z- ^They're dancing with their fathers
5 |  W$ z  @5 S5 i# H7 I: gThey're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone
& B" m7 T/ W* \0 d+ ~6 f6 I1 wThey dance alone

goldfish

Those two songs go the same way, unlike our singers, foreign singers, however, are singing not only on romance,but on many serious topics like  politics and  enviroment.
6 `1 o. z6 E$ _9 b2 wseems what our vanity fair  merely care is money, what a simple life they are leading!!