Dear Mr. President

celinedeng

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PINK LYRICS

"Dear Mr. President"
(feat. Indigo Girls)
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. T+ l8 w1 K3 y9 N9 sDear Mr. President,
Come take a walk with me.
Let's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me.
5 i: f* p) m0 N5 m/ z# H# KI'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.
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; }/ P9 i- n" sWhat do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
8 O5 i" b1 V4 b" gWho do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
0 x2 o$ t5 r: n8 `2 J5 ?; ?- O1 }What do you feel when you look in the mirror?
. P: c% s6 ^( ?Are you proud?

2 \& u5 M0 i3 S9 jHow do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
/ a/ ]) |' F+ e$ Q  ZHow 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?

Dear Mr. President,
Were you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
; s& q% W9 {' S% W9 [& uAre you a lonely boy?
How can you say
0 d  c+ O/ p/ x' {7 oNo child is left behind?
% U, K& M( c2 M' }$ |! fWe're not dumb and we're not blind.
They're all sitting in your cells
& z; W4 a& w( C3 P" [' MWhile you pave the road to hell.

; S! C. Y9 b- ^What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
/ k+ H3 k. {2 E7 L8 xAnd what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
# w0 ~' U0 _$ {2 o2 b6 h6 m& YI can only imagine what the first lady has to say
1 {0 y+ i: @& O0 IYou've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.
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7 S, w: _. B" Y# S2 pHow do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
  m! o% H4 u7 ^5 x( r. k+ UHow do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
7 i3 u" C) T. `+ oCan you even look me in the eye?

; Y. ?$ c4 |* N7 z* u. K/ l- K0 XLet me tell you 'bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
: z) n# B, K9 S# S% ~! DLet me tell you 'bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
; }: O" g3 m/ p3 D6 W7 [Building a bed out of a cardboard box
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
- I0 e) K( v% }/ n1 v3 MHard work
Hard work
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
Oh
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2 ?& M9 Q) ]) y& {5 BHow do you sleep at night?
How do you walk with your head held high?
! M. a7 b$ f0 Y# K  @" ]: [Dear Mr. President,
! d" x  ~; [6 d* Y# o/ iYou'd never take a walk with me.
9 _( a. J+ ]2 ]( a. y# F% eWould you?

  B' X2 Q, e5 q/ K[ 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,
" w' c, o6 f2 y. S! ?7 ?1 p$支持$ $支持$ $支持$

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
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Why are there women here dancing on their own?
. ?$ c) R$ _% H2 s! O! L8 ^$ xWhy is there this sadness in their eyes?
7 J0 k+ W$ U6 jWhy are the soldiers here
Their faces fixed like stone?
I can't see what it is that they dispise
They're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
! f1 T  A2 c. o6 XThey dance with the invisible ones
- f3 Y) G. O3 CTheir anguish is unsaid
. R- {9 b% s# [2 F3 z8 yThey're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
) }# W, w* `2 @8 K6 i( Z$ [- |8 SThey dance alone They dance alone
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It's the only form of protest they're allowed
I've seen their silent faces scream so loud
If they were to speak these words they'd go missing too
# f. R2 e3 s0 L  DAnother woman on a torture table what else can they do
They're dancing with the missing
" D, Z* r: P8 e4 s, H0 g- a, fThey're dancing with the dead
! H! @( i' e+ y1 hThey dance with the invisible ones
Their anguish is unsaid
# f7 C% C5 |) u& D1 _5 E3 _9 GThey're dancing with their fathers
) v5 L  i* r! TThey're dancing with their sons
' h9 W& K; \! l7 i# \9 gThey're dancing with their husbands
, x2 B7 a: q8 X0 w1 I' \They dance alone They dance alone

  W; M& y, m$ gOne day we'll dance on their graves
1 Q7 f- f, w( \/ [4 l! oOne day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
7 p9 q1 i6 {, [And we'll dance
' Z; }+ S- \/ |( [# v) I5 L+ HOne day we'll dance on their graves
( M6 n5 v5 \3 b+ _2 \; Y) X% vOne day we'll sing our freedom
7 a1 @1 E# r4 u3 E- z& yOne day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance

7 ]8 k( H  P( H' F2 g  h$ y" |; c2 dEllas danzan con los desaparecidos
Ellas danzan con los muertos
Ellas danzan con amores invisibles
+ A3 T8 C0 }+ \$ J4 w- t1 w" G, I3 YEllas danzan con silenciosa angustia
Danzan con sus pardres
Danzan con sus hijos
Danzan con sus esposos
0 K6 p9 j/ T, J4 eEllas danzan solas
1 _7 Z! {( Y; pDanzan solas

, t8 U3 }6 p" l; N4 f& z, jHey Mr. Pinochet
You've sown a bitter crop
It's foreign money that supports you
One day the money's going to stop
No wages for your torturers
. K/ \5 c# _) E/ @No budget for your guns
3 ~! \8 n1 L; [# x$ vCan you think of your own mother
Dancin' with her invisible son
They're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
; B2 b  b. c0 U! U0 m0 g( QThey dance with the invisible ones
They're anguish is unsaid
4 d% Z/ c# f( v% T' n4 c# ?They're dancing with their fathers
) S% t9 ]) |! @! b6 {2 C/ kThey're dancing with their sons
, C+ n$ Z& @& \+ T' k3 cThey're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone
They 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!!