Dear Mr. President

celinedeng

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: F# `: [* d% v* D, t, ?PINK LYRICS

0 B5 ^$ c* d! v) P; A( m"Dear Mr. President"
(feat. Indigo Girls)
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Dear Mr. President,
Come take a walk with me.
Let's pretend we're just two people and
+ m) o2 w" x9 }You're not better than me.
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.

1 c3 ^1 i3 [8 x* V( f: RWhat do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
1 s4 U8 |$ [0 Q) }Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
What do you feel when you look in the mirror?
Are you proud?
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! Q: X6 ]  g' S+ `4 oHow do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
: q- L, }; @- U* z$ w- \2 p0 y3 `How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
' P7 C& s# W, L( oCan you even look me in the eye
And tell me why?
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+ n6 X5 |+ {0 J. S' n2 [Dear Mr. President,
Were you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
How can you say
: F* {6 K0 _8 _( @. D* T1 ~No child is left behind?
We're not dumb and we're not blind.
They're all sitting in your cells
3 T& u9 i. Z8 \% D& vWhile 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?
9 L: N/ D/ q; t" l/ VI can only imagine what the first lady has to say
# K2 }2 |, b1 d& O: AYou've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How 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?
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* o- X6 h( N  j2 Y: v( @* nLet me tell you 'bout hard work
" Y8 {, I% A( @* D1 AMinimum wage with a baby on the way
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
# d4 j8 r1 a0 j: v- A0 lRebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
  c7 `  f& [; XLet me tell you 'bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
. g$ P+ j& N! u) S5 E4 ~9 G3 jLet me tell you 'bout hard work
- d6 \4 \8 A( a, b) l' a3 c" uHard work
2 f4 B1 z" ~0 C" Q- t; e( EHard work
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
) q9 j7 o! ~7 ^$ b0 E& WHard work
Hard work
Oh

  N- o9 k) [" p& x. K6 KHow do you sleep at night?
How do you walk with your head held high?
1 v$ \" X1 e# v, C) H2 n+ KDear Mr. President,
You'd never take a walk with me.
7 G8 Z  m' y) M, s+ t8 v! t" w2 JWould you?
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$ l) p4 y. }" B! C7 \2 {$ |! J# E' J[ 本帖最后由 celinedeng 于 2007-7-7 21:03 编辑 ]

alicia_83

The singer is so cool!
2 U  i) f0 N4 CA 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...
5 ]3 v& s1 P0 U& r# |In fact it's quite good$送花$

goldfish

They dance alone ---Sting
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7 A8 G/ y  V1 P# y4 t9 GWhy are there women here dancing on their own?
( z$ X  m9 U" Z/ I' f8 AWhy is there this sadness in their eyes?
Why are the soldiers here
Their faces fixed like stone?
& R1 B& n6 P+ ?% ^% E; C7 y* hI can't see what it is that they dispise
' q0 x2 M) U; oThey're dancing with the missing
3 j, ^. j8 d5 e( c5 u4 KThey're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
Their anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
6 G9 C" w8 }% a2 |They're dancing with their husbands
  R6 V- D- U( B$ E' D4 C, H' S! EThey 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
Another woman on a torture table what else can they do
They're dancing with the missing
% E4 f0 ~( j* n; y5 e4 CThey're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
- C5 J7 W0 n& Z. ?Their anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
' c) K% o1 d; bThey dance alone They dance alone

One day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
7 ~# k% Z# ]0 w' V. L& o% ?One day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance
One day we'll dance on their graves
" E; `/ }& G2 d8 _. A6 NOne day we'll sing our freedom
$ I7 n4 Q: ^8 G, Z1 E7 `One day we'll laugh in our joy
7 j0 v: |; V' H0 L( H4 AAnd we'll dance
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1 \: B: ?# w+ d3 o$ _' t5 N$ L% ]Ellas danzan con los desaparecidos
Ellas danzan con los muertos
) o; @4 D- y  j5 F$ JEllas danzan con amores invisibles
6 W$ f& E/ z, Q( N: ?' gEllas danzan con silenciosa angustia
7 v* J4 V5 C: R( g) ^Danzan con sus pardres
& `! ^4 [1 t$ w: V. kDanzan con sus hijos
6 ], g( ]$ x( [8 {Danzan con sus esposos
Ellas danzan solas
+ b# _# m9 N, b' K; rDanzan solas

Hey Mr. Pinochet
5 D2 x1 W: O5 Z. W2 E0 @; s8 qYou've sown a bitter crop
; M; X. V. p' mIt's foreign money that supports you
One day the money's going to stop
No wages for your torturers
No budget for your guns
% [5 b$ b1 ^1 y3 ]0 K# sCan you think of your own mother
Dancin' with her invisible son
They're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
8 U6 d2 m! B6 l' @# O' ]' g. GThey dance with the invisible ones
0 Y9 y' v2 J& ?' c$ J3 oThey're anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
& |* u( x2 M/ hThey 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.
$ `. p1 \- Q. I& |5 ~seems what our vanity fair  merely care is money, what a simple life they are leading!!