Dear Mr. President

celinedeng

http://youtube.com/v/6DEh0eSpNvY
* x3 ]9 G" L! Z1 _5 IPINK LYRICS

"Dear Mr. President"
(feat. Indigo Girls)

& T8 ?/ c4 k0 L  H' I3 E2 c  aDear Mr. President,
% w  Y4 F: L4 E$ {" @+ w: P/ FCome take a walk with me.
# P$ F( s7 `( C6 tLet's pretend we're just two people and
! b4 ?% S0 a+ ]8 @& B9 SYou're not better than me.
$ p2 @. C, S% X1 Y: i2 }0 Y3 I" q& OI'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.
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1 n* ]" B' Z( d! h# kWhat do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
, a/ d6 Y7 d: W' y7 S: f2 {$ ?Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
9 t3 N$ i0 H8 _" G5 ZWhat do you feel when you look in the mirror?
Are you proud?

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
, P# [  M' ?+ e2 P$ L& [& I% jHow do you walk with your head held high?
) k3 Y# }4 A. XCan you even look me in the eye
# O: [8 x% b# |' P: M# n! N  ?And tell me why?
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Dear Mr. President,
Were you a lonely boy?
& J: m9 r( Z: r3 ~. k# [Are you a lonely boy?
' `" \# u( f4 AAre you a lonely boy?
7 F3 }8 Z! W1 m& fHow can you say
No child is left behind?
We're not dumb and we're not blind.
' I7 `$ @- u, U) ^: {. |They're all sitting in your cells
While you pave the road to hell.
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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
. @* m; S0 _7 [* Y3 i4 [# oYou've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.
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How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
) s3 q* r! X6 {( OHow do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye?

, E& ]8 C6 @+ s/ n2 k! g% m, ^Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
" ^( o, n, B$ B( OLet me tell you 'bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
  l1 E/ W& E5 u9 |* }Let me tell you 'bout hard work
9 u0 Q. o- Q. O* R  |9 zBuilding a bed out of a cardboard box
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
2 m- F( v8 d; z8 C1 SHard work
Hard work
% y3 n$ v, W& }3 V0 B! MYou don't know nothing 'bout hard work
; `5 U: s2 }" |3 O( tHard work
Hard work
Oh

How do you sleep at night?
How do you walk with your head held high?
% Z/ q: g$ E' i6 o: ~1 O6 aDear Mr. President,
You'd never take a walk with me.
% c- C, E' u, b% ^- qWould you?

[ 本帖最后由 celinedeng 于 2007-7-7 21:03 编辑 ]

alicia_83

The singer is so cool!
$ z) U2 j2 e5 [: @; c* V- \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?
! {* m+ u. c: A7 DWhy is there this sadness in their eyes?
Why are the soldiers here
Their faces fixed like stone?
I can't see what it is that they dispise
/ M. K  X, S& K% uThey're dancing with the missing
( n: J1 x! a& y: ^/ u; [They're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
Their anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
# n" H$ n  [6 G8 `  T! ?They're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
* r8 D+ ]3 f8 d, i7 i& N! X. ]: R" {. @They dance alone They dance alone
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. E9 e- e( l' k( O+ @# I# z$ aIt's the only form of protest they're allowed
4 D- Q* X! e" m  l5 \6 J5 v: PI've seen their silent faces scream so loud
If they were to speak these words they'd go missing too
Another woman on a torture table what else can they do
1 \) n4 o  J$ S' m. Y0 MThey're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
% z7 b$ p$ p2 k* S$ l" t. J) T( gTheir anguish is unsaid
( o# p% X* {7 J, O% YThey're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone They dance alone
5 K, d+ @7 ~3 r5 D5 Z2 O0 H1 ]' ?
One day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
4 y' f0 T) P/ j( |One day we'll laugh in our joy
1 ^1 S) q/ `& |+ w/ jAnd we'll dance
: u' x4 L, Z2 ~6 h* ZOne day we'll dance on their graves
# ?# {) }3 Z& p4 a5 m5 O* jOne day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance

) _1 h) P8 l6 |Ellas danzan con los desaparecidos
Ellas danzan con los muertos
Ellas danzan con amores invisibles
( G# S/ R7 ~' i( f+ dEllas danzan con silenciosa angustia
* L+ _* W) f$ F$ X0 e* cDanzan con sus pardres
Danzan con sus hijos
7 Q) A! a% l: T# D) g* M0 G" oDanzan con sus esposos
1 C! b& y# M4 M5 w' S+ O  f; \Ellas danzan solas
Danzan solas

3 Z9 Q' i7 ^) m6 x; WHey Mr. Pinochet
You've sown a bitter crop
It's foreign money that supports you
; u' C- a. w3 V8 D2 @, [3 h- QOne day the money's going to stop
& ~* Y: _9 R6 W& A/ {; aNo wages for your torturers
No budget for your guns
7 {2 g, q# a  W6 FCan you think of your own mother
Dancin' with her invisible son
% W* \0 y( c, _They're dancing with the missing
9 \! V; n' h- ~( R$ [* OThey're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
They're anguish is unsaid
9 t( v- L  @, lThey're dancing with their fathers
( q' \7 V+ f; ZThey're dancing with their sons
* O( R1 R! y, z+ W6 N, }+ gThey're dancing with their husbands
  o$ P6 P! p. y# j4 e% ~They dance alone
# X3 B- y4 ?4 KThey 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.
seems what our vanity fair  merely care is money, what a simple life they are leading!!