Dear Mr. President

celinedeng

http://youtube.com/v/6DEh0eSpNvY
6 Q- U* i3 w1 ]  u6 p# u9 F0 EPINK LYRICS

. v% g0 }- t6 k) [8 r" a"Dear Mr. President"
(feat. Indigo Girls)
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Dear Mr. President,
Come take a walk with me.
4 f" ?3 |8 Y; o: ?# m- G" t& |9 pLet's pretend we're just two people and
. M1 U  R1 R1 D5 F2 S9 e, c# PYou're not better than me.
" v3 Z" I2 ]; S2 W+ u5 k: g+ G' ^I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.
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7 G! V- N0 n2 u" PWhat do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
+ X, `: h/ d' W6 e2 DWho do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
9 X6 G( T* e9 A* t9 dWhat do you feel when you look in the mirror?
! o3 C* @* l6 ~; R/ j* q! kAre you proud?

6 L$ W/ E  d& H( d/ X; p4 L# l) @: |How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
2 }: I4 w( k2 o# B8 R/ f& ?+ HHow do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
* X: N" w& D2 M5 i& qHow do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye
And tell me why?
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; U% A: J/ G* W8 v+ ]4 mDear Mr. President,
7 u, ^1 G  S# `% O: _( U; uWere you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
  Q* z: a5 }8 r) ^7 F3 o$ zHow can you say
No child is left behind?
6 S6 g2 N7 V* ^& z+ EWe're not dumb and we're not blind.
They're all sitting in your cells
! P8 M8 I/ X! p1 vWhile you pave the road to hell.

* _, [& O4 A9 V. M1 `' U3 SWhat 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
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.

: K" F8 K4 G3 c* x$ SHow do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
' F0 W, R+ R% b. B3 f* _6 ?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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Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
) S5 A7 k2 @" k  F2 i* k' ALet me tell you 'bout hard work
! C: B* d' s' ORebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
' M6 e! w) K1 {9 M5 E4 JLet me tell you 'bout hard work
. N. _* E2 c: O: U9 ]Building a bed out of a cardboard box
9 P, y% \$ a1 ]$ P) x# e$ ELet me tell you 'bout hard work
Hard work
7 b" \9 y- u' ?  Z+ m4 AHard work
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
( @* p3 D$ L9 C, [! u( V, n8 a' z! G3 DHard work
Hard work
Oh
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5 U# _4 }! U# ]! T; P$ HHow do you sleep at night?
. B: |% m1 `4 z7 B/ ?How do you walk with your head held high?
. b9 a2 T. W$ J$ d$ P: ?Dear Mr. President,
3 g9 L' ^# d+ p, yYou'd never take a walk with me.
, I8 h' M5 ~; o" w6 c& n3 `) ~" ~Would you?
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  y* R4 C) P6 A& r& G/ n3 }, ~[ 本帖最后由 celinedeng 于 2007-7-7 21:03 编辑 ]

alicia_83

The singer is so cool!
, K+ ]4 H2 _' Q0 rA 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?
Why is there this sadness in their eyes?
Why are the soldiers here
8 F: ?7 Z: a7 p. y# H% ]Their faces fixed like stone?
( A! I. X1 H, S1 @% I# R- N/ m: ?I can't see what it is that they dispise
5 {  s! l6 b# `$ z4 VThey're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
0 G5 Y/ M3 d" k* fThey dance with the invisible ones
4 K/ d# {$ ]  r1 k/ d0 mTheir anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
: {, x+ x9 i; ~5 j: k; OThey're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone They dance alone
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, |. m3 \3 i) h* L9 Y4 D* jIt'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
8 e) r9 m" c8 a  K2 M" p# e/ OAnother woman on a torture table what else can they do
5 C+ _3 `; V3 S% i: wThey're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
5 L9 K, @4 p9 {' FThey dance with the invisible ones
Their anguish is unsaid
- u/ G* y" V( C8 AThey're dancing with their fathers
* h4 b4 g) J7 a% PThey're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
+ u. i2 C; h0 B: W$ y- S( F6 F6 [/ JThey dance alone They dance alone

One day we'll dance on their graves
5 }+ ~* {% ?- e; u) ~9 \One day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance
5 }% W/ C* N5 D- Y/ |4 u! q2 TOne day we'll dance on their graves
6 j% c" y$ Q) [: }One day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
) x; d( ~  w: p7 f% H# p, _And we'll dance

7 _# T  w# f! Q# qEllas danzan con los desaparecidos
Ellas danzan con los muertos
' F2 A) c5 H- @: ~Ellas danzan con amores invisibles
Ellas danzan con silenciosa angustia
Danzan con sus pardres
Danzan con sus hijos
Danzan con sus esposos
- I# w6 I- O/ e4 \7 `Ellas danzan solas
Danzan solas

Hey Mr. Pinochet
3 r, {( D+ S5 r: D% V' P/ zYou've sown a bitter crop
It's foreign money that supports you
# @4 I; A- ?0 FOne day the money's going to stop
. Q# o) h3 K* z$ e6 C4 mNo wages for your torturers
No budget for your guns
Can you think of your own mother
Dancin' with her invisible son
  d. h( o1 X; y1 R0 G9 U3 NThey're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
' y* ^8 k! L7 `* P+ z. bThey dance with the invisible ones
& k- N/ r5 P0 X  d7 C. ~They're anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone
7 k: o2 x3 z: j* j! f. F/ J& vThey 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.
" i0 C& b4 F( X! x7 W7 w1 hseems what our vanity fair  merely care is money, what a simple life they are leading!!