Dear Mr. President

celinedeng

http://youtube.com/v/6DEh0eSpNvY
5 b8 `7 f1 W* @2 wPINK LYRICS

4 h2 `% ^) y) b: q' M"Dear Mr. President"
(feat. Indigo Girls)

Dear Mr. President,
Come take a walk with me.
Let's pretend we're just two people and
1 P  X0 I5 v, q9 f6 fYou're not better than me.
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.
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3 c/ G. b# H% ~4 oWhat do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
8 V3 ?9 T( Z6 V6 a  t2 l0 {7 l8 k( p6 sWhat do you feel when you look in the mirror?
Are you proud?
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4 J9 M) M" W( ?3 h! ]" ^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?
( y9 h" v9 k$ Y# b( X# QCan you even look me in the eye
And tell me why?
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Dear Mr. President,
: P6 Q& y4 Z# C& k9 W2 T: _9 ^3 mWere you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
9 c! A0 K1 Q. V* V6 f! i. pAre you a lonely boy?
How can you say
6 i+ m( s4 ^8 q/ s, a# {1 i! ]6 e* [No child is left behind?
We're not dumb and we're not blind.
They're all sitting in your cells
While you pave the road to hell.

What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
, j" W4 d9 H5 x+ t* xAnd what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
8 e' t; W4 a: j; n1 ]& t$ VI can only imagine what the first lady has to say
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.
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9 n  H5 Y9 u; X9 tHow do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
( i1 n) ]+ J4 }6 A6 M: C# h  M& vHow do you walk with your head held high?
9 G& S% t# O; ?) h; O; PCan you even look me in the eye?
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& M, p7 s- N1 LLet me tell you 'bout hard work
Minimum 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
( i! W% s  Y7 H' q5 m4 m' [Building a bed out of a cardboard box
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Hard work
/ w4 m( A( x) jHard work
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
Hard work
& j; E7 b$ D3 F, RHard work
( d. B& u7 m( s  A  D- DOh

How do you sleep at night?
' {' q- H- q5 Y0 w' \# p1 A3 E: ^How do you walk with your head held high?
Dear Mr. President,
You'd never take a walk with me.
Would you?

[ 本帖最后由 celinedeng 于 2007-7-7 21:03 编辑 ]

alicia_83

The singer is so cool!
; \" k$ J  ?! k- {5 ~% l' dA thoughtful song~~~

goldfish

nothing is absolutely right or wrong,especially on politics.

bobic_wang

it is really a moving song,
& {9 j. p7 A" k/ [/ f: u$ w3 {$支持$ $支持$ $支持$

fcyfcy1

impressive... i heard the song several times in last week... but never paid attention to the lyrics...
/ J4 i0 i7 {! E& F4 c) {+ i5 KIn 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?
3 `! F6 T5 ]7 f8 sWhy is there this sadness in their eyes?
$ [& F( H" e9 H# \: UWhy are the soldiers here
: @$ K) q6 ?# E% E- E( E; ?Their faces fixed like stone?
I can't see what it is that they dispise
6 J( O  o6 o  U( R* LThey're dancing with the missing
% s! A) q& X6 UThey're dancing with the dead
( y( P( r9 e, i# R) u: ?They dance with the invisible ones
* S# E  M% v. A5 o. |1 x( CTheir anguish is unsaid
7 v9 o' e) C) B) {$ f1 TThey're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
8 o4 a0 o; B5 y  J% X8 _; x) rThey're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone They dance alone
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5 I8 D, l4 {! f1 Z, WIt's the only form of protest they're allowed
) p- @2 y' y' dI've seen their silent faces scream so loud
If they were to speak these words they'd go missing too
" t. d  G/ p* c! b! l' |Another woman on a torture table what else can they do
They're dancing with the missing
- L* {/ |/ ^, Y) O2 w7 IThey're dancing with the dead
4 ^1 D$ g+ _! ?1 R; }" ~They dance with the invisible ones
. t( {" d: F- x# F& r, MTheir anguish is unsaid
( `! D2 q$ w1 J# LThey're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
- `3 T& ~+ E( D. s6 \, e  fThey're dancing with their husbands
4 P1 ^5 a$ w) u" \& ]/ X) ZThey dance alone They dance alone
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One day we'll dance on their graves
0 O- |" O# C1 kOne day we'll sing our freedom
! |! Q: g) ~1 P, ]; c( \One day we'll laugh in our joy
0 A# `7 f/ X1 C' v6 T7 V( IAnd we'll dance
+ B- B+ e9 V3 M9 Z6 ?) cOne day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
4 i" T# w" R4 Y7 G$ I1 `6 SAnd we'll dance

* G9 P( L" ]: n6 p9 |" h' ~Ellas danzan con los desaparecidos
+ b, t6 ~% a+ N% [Ellas danzan con los muertos
; j8 S+ ]1 `" v/ ZEllas danzan con amores invisibles
Ellas danzan con silenciosa angustia
  V: J& z$ B3 `; @) yDanzan con sus pardres
" J5 d% p4 f% Y, CDanzan con sus hijos
% r3 j6 |5 ~  j  A: W7 }: A3 bDanzan con sus esposos
+ k8 H, i; V. C) d: LEllas danzan solas
1 D; i* D3 h4 B; x& O+ }Danzan solas
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Hey Mr. Pinochet
You've sown a bitter crop
5 N! |8 k6 M9 `# x4 R' EIt's foreign money that supports you
5 ^, m; U' r" I( X' }One day the money's going to stop
No wages for your torturers
! f. i) ]" D" ?# H9 F" PNo budget for your guns
Can 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
9 _2 A' j: s& u6 [( jThey're dancing with their sons
  q; a9 P3 S# m4 f$ V. s6 Q. E! mThey're dancing with their husbands
. ~, O( c, }% U8 R/ b/ CThey 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!!