Dear Mr. President

celinedeng

http://youtube.com/v/6DEh0eSpNvY
PINK LYRICS

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

6 `/ t/ m) [6 X( x" X4 T4 CDear Mr. President,
! z0 o" h. n7 J) ]2 BCome take a walk with me.
Let's pretend we're just two people and
& W) W( W0 ^. o% S1 k! lYou're not better than me.
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.
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- I% n" x# D1 w7 JWhat do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
" t! v" D* }4 _: F/ i% C+ ]Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
% S8 a$ O* [! P: s; QWhat do you feel when you look in the mirror?
Are you proud?

1 p- Y9 |& ~4 S; G# M! {+ P5 i6 bHow 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
9 P: u+ q) `9 G# _2 `0 {And tell me why?
' k3 e/ z' H4 c' r8 q# p" ?
Dear Mr. President,
+ c2 w5 Q* K' N, W# VWere you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
: l1 b) P+ A2 [2 v& q/ H! |+ d1 FAre you a lonely boy?
How can you say
No child is left behind?
4 T1 ~& |7 Q! I# R# D* dWe're not dumb and we're not blind.
They're all sitting in your cells
4 i: b  x+ d9 {: m. r: U4 FWhile you pave the road to hell.

: r" m8 B" I7 a5 T" K+ u- wWhat 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
7 d" m. G4 u/ N  p3 rYou've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.
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, a( S* d, F5 T0 O, ^How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
  H. ^6 o: I2 [$ L; C9 NHow do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye?
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Let me tell you 'bout hard work
6 K6 C4 R9 N. g1 P: G4 `, GMinimum wage with a baby on the way
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
' R* M* B) h# j' t' R' @% z9 {Let me tell you 'bout hard work
, }$ L" T# d: J5 \1 W6 mHard work
Hard work
5 {/ k: Z- R, j6 c7 U( x* U, SYou don't know nothing 'bout hard work
( }" E' E% b0 d2 `Hard work
+ Q) _& {4 J' K$ j$ C% ?/ kHard work
Oh

; L/ P& o- c( T$ i; c2 ^# I+ V8 zHow do you sleep at night?
$ p8 ^. `7 [, @. h: O( xHow do you walk with your head held high?
  k; H$ V. m6 n6 u- ]  G+ E: ?Dear Mr. President,
( {* `! j, f. W% o' n3 [/ oYou'd never take a walk with me.
6 F4 y1 u% z' K# ?% A7 {, LWould you?
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[ 本帖最后由 celinedeng 于 2007-7-7 21:03 编辑 ]

alicia_83

The singer is so cool!
0 `0 b$ q' J0 S; u0 P9 `; NA 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...
: N& a7 Z5 I! qIn fact it's quite good$送花$

goldfish

They dance alone ---Sting
1 f1 O( d2 Z% F
7 ^5 H+ C% Y; t, `- QWhy are there women here dancing on their own?
Why is there this sadness in their eyes?
) c. u4 y) b6 z% O0 j* A5 h! ]4 SWhy 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
9 X. N' N0 z% i2 K; |They're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
1 F, T: v9 n0 [" ^8 i5 P  r& ~Their anguish is unsaid
# {# s1 q; n7 K1 F4 e# xThey're dancing with their fathers
& ]2 _5 o& s; B' ^0 pThey're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
' K$ l% y: g* [) JThey dance alone They dance alone
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( v/ \+ M" m$ m  SIt's the only form of protest they're allowed
: C9 M* V( g" B& AI'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
! T1 A) M$ Y' C; mThey're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
8 L& g" q, |+ \3 U; g0 kTheir anguish is unsaid
6 l; l6 U7 V# Q+ ?5 ^! S5 WThey're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
2 N9 V+ z* P, y4 F/ yThey're dancing with their husbands
0 f, K# ?$ T! b4 rThey dance alone They dance alone
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One day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
3 @" Y/ ]( Y3 i9 K) T3 nAnd we'll dance
One day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
, m- b3 B- ~1 O% U$ d' a- T" MOne day we'll laugh in our joy
! m3 J# m' V. |7 qAnd we'll dance

) @. ^1 j" [/ D7 yEllas danzan con los desaparecidos
1 U3 L7 L/ |$ U  d0 w$ k4 |Ellas danzan con los muertos
/ ?( J( t; m0 O; `& bEllas danzan con amores invisibles
' w1 M- P) `& t6 k* E5 O+ ?$ C' W* ?Ellas danzan con silenciosa angustia
Danzan con sus pardres
Danzan con sus hijos
Danzan con sus esposos
9 M8 N& M6 t' nEllas danzan solas
Danzan solas

Hey Mr. Pinochet
( U/ S. w8 _0 U2 J2 \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
5 m! g$ G: g5 W0 o/ I/ a0 tNo budget for your guns
  R) L! G6 a: o" E' mCan you think of your own mother
Dancin' 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
They're dancing with their fathers
5 l( a/ w: K2 l0 Y) T" `& _They're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone
( a* o: z# o6 Y' v7 HThey 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.
. X8 k  C0 X% h: }) Hseems what our vanity fair  merely care is money, what a simple life they are leading!!