Dear Mr. President

celinedeng

http://youtube.com/v/6DEh0eSpNvY
PINK LYRICS
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"Dear Mr. President"
(feat. Indigo Girls)
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  V# H4 D6 t' e& U2 JDear Mr. President,
Come take a walk with me.
  R( j7 [3 u; TLet's pretend we're just two people and
3 ]4 E' Y( ]4 l. D; XYou're not better than me.
6 p( z4 [/ r$ a. l6 w+ L' \I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.

What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
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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How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
/ J* j. r4 h: m& ^1 cHow do you walk with your head held high?
# ?: M& T$ r) I4 P. d) y4 oCan you even look me in the eye
& U" P. o( o/ qAnd tell me why?
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Dear Mr. President,
Were you a lonely boy?
" r9 J0 ~4 O- |/ h; }* ^* uAre you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
How can you say
No child is left behind?
6 ~2 L! u# V# M/ m0 w2 YWe're not dumb and we're not blind.
+ L  c* L& Z9 j7 A# }( [$ k; _They're all sitting in your cells
While you pave the road to hell.
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+ W6 m4 i( Z2 aWhat 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
- M7 \' p! P# i# V; M0 d; g5 PYou've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.

1 ?4 k, x9 K) z* W6 Q. EHow 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?
7 o. d* \. S* r* ]& TCan you even look me in the eye?
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Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
! x. S/ z: S$ B9 f7 DRebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
* O7 y# R) J$ TLet me tell you 'bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
8 B, T% A7 ^& C: ?& i% D4 ^Hard work
Hard work
- ~/ G8 Q5 J1 g2 }You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
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' r& I/ F) n+ vHow do you sleep at night?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Dear Mr. President,
# d0 Q* X+ ~1 z4 Q- z( ZYou'd never take a walk with me.
. O: ~3 y1 \# @8 n$ f3 CWould you?

7 A: |3 x6 _" s& x3 L[ 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...
6 l* Y* J" \7 D' \1 U% Z0 v) G4 yIn fact it's quite good$送花$

goldfish

They dance alone ---Sting
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6 U4 U- e' Y2 ^9 w) l; d8 v8 cWhy are there women here dancing on their own?
. T* b4 C* E3 e1 \. eWhy 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
They're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
$ ], l0 z$ B' Y$ xThey dance with the invisible ones
Their anguish is unsaid
- o$ a0 Y. w2 ZThey're dancing with their fathers
+ d+ r4 U# A: T: A/ B, {& gThey're dancing with their sons
) Q7 \" V' Y$ i  \5 j6 DThey're dancing with their husbands
: q  {7 i. f! @! S$ nThey dance alone They dance alone

3 n4 Z( z+ w1 x" c5 ?/ MIt's the only form of protest they're allowed
I've seen their silent faces scream so loud
( T& N4 u; }6 q  d9 \& i2 z! vIf 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
They're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
Their anguish is unsaid
2 K5 e$ r: O2 A2 SThey're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
/ V2 Q9 ~7 L# h& ?$ rThey dance alone They dance alone

" r& g3 B# n/ i' `1 Q/ KOne day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
6 ~8 @1 @0 T' K1 U# e; y! ^  iAnd we'll dance
% q, y& i) q$ mOne day we'll dance on their graves
' v+ I. ]( D9 \. i7 S2 YOne day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance

; x4 N. P9 R8 g' FEllas danzan con los desaparecidos
% y( P, E9 u" \  _5 j" I6 bEllas danzan con los muertos
Ellas danzan con amores invisibles
Ellas danzan con silenciosa angustia
Danzan con sus pardres
Danzan con sus hijos
Danzan con sus esposos
Ellas danzan solas
Danzan solas
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Hey Mr. Pinochet
You've sown a bitter crop
# i6 j0 S1 z+ k6 aIt's foreign money that supports you
One day the money's going to stop
. T" W& v6 J4 P- K4 PNo wages for your torturers
3 N2 Z% l" E- f& `No budget for your guns
Can you think of your own mother
Dancin' with her invisible son
' ]' i' u5 Z* f" DThey're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
They're anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
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They're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone
9 f( T$ s+ M+ k+ R/ qThey 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!!