Dear Mr. President

celinedeng

http://youtube.com/v/6DEh0eSpNvY
* T9 d. r: y9 T1 Z: OPINK LYRICS

"Dear Mr. President"
5 c, R; E7 P8 A, y. @+ V(feat. Indigo Girls)

" k% W  d, U, a# O$ h; QDear Mr. President,
Come take a walk with me.
" i# S, D, n# a" k3 @, eLet's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me.
' j0 D% l2 s6 h8 F& YI'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.
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( w% ^; i. o  O) R3 e; `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?
2 c! B; [0 D& u& c( D2 v  SHow do you walk with your head held high?
5 K, N; J3 n7 D1 YCan you even look me in the eye
And tell me why?

Dear Mr. President,
Were you a lonely boy?
. N' V! Z9 v' X" A3 r. `Are you a lonely boy?
! o6 C; G% \! {Are you a lonely boy?
6 Q3 q. L& z- A1 Q8 t4 q7 tHow can you say
" r, W4 J. ^7 x4 S8 Q" @No child is left behind?
We're not dumb and we're not blind.
, Q- V5 M: K# ]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?
: U8 z, w1 \$ j- g8 n/ ^And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
" o+ L  o" R2 ^2 ~% a9 ~  xI can only imagine what the first lady has to say
5 L( R* T, p' C# yYou've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.
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How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
2 d* H! T! u6 @; M9 LHow 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
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
* j# B5 G& `' eLet me tell you 'bout hard work
4 f. ], ]: S& d8 [2 t7 BBuilding a bed out of a cardboard box
8 ^9 T5 D5 y9 p, u3 q6 ?Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Hard work
& U$ O$ j" v' J3 U$ d' eHard work
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
2 l6 K" ?& C$ V! s" y+ AHard work
Hard work
0 n5 j8 D8 k. ~- c7 b. oOh
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How do you sleep at night?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Dear Mr. President,
* H. s4 h9 p" M" V! ?1 e3 {You'd never take a walk with me.
- Q# _% R: P3 S( U8 a3 z1 S7 t1 mWould you?

- R, F9 P, n$ S5 i( m; I" @! ]; l: D* J[ 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...
In fact it's quite good$送花$

goldfish

They dance alone ---Sting

/ R' P1 T: g8 s: f& c9 [, g. sWhy are there women here dancing on their own?
Why is there this sadness in their eyes?
# V+ A3 N* P7 }3 J* W; uWhy are the soldiers here
' g3 F' ~3 S5 Q- QTheir faces fixed like stone?
' |1 `, }+ U0 {5 l5 iI can't see what it is that they dispise
/ u; j3 J6 p6 D6 d* r7 k8 uThey're dancing with the missing
3 d/ w' W8 C9 MThey're dancing with the dead
. u6 m5 J; x% P) q' G& LThey dance with the invisible ones
$ @. K  V3 d' M7 n0 X" ?Their anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
$ z1 S; _4 `5 M3 s6 ~% |/ FThey're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone They dance alone
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% `0 p" P! Z9 K1 M$ XIt's the only form of protest they're allowed
. ^0 b0 \9 a8 @( `# ]4 B' \I've seen their silent faces scream so loud
/ Y9 W5 A( V0 G* R5 r4 SIf they were to speak these words they'd go missing too
Another woman on a torture table what else can they do
3 F6 M$ E1 f! T3 }They're dancing with the missing
  A  v$ Z- c$ o& wThey're dancing with the dead
$ V8 z; L* N; L1 o  P$ a- sThey dance with the invisible ones
' s/ a6 j. G( ]) z9 k/ ZTheir anguish is unsaid
. \/ Y* \! P" k- H) F4 G5 U) n  hThey're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
8 G3 T+ x) G; D5 dThey're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone They dance alone

. g2 I) K$ v# s1 nOne day we'll dance on their graves
; r$ G' ?2 G- w' j. [" y8 j% ?* wOne day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance
( H  W0 ~+ ]6 @# e; `One day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
' D, e6 x; ]6 F1 Z: L1 L- Y6 MOne day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance

Ellas danzan con los desaparecidos
Ellas danzan con los muertos
Ellas danzan con amores invisibles
Ellas danzan con silenciosa angustia
Danzan con sus pardres
Danzan con sus hijos
! A  F( e- H, JDanzan con sus esposos
" M7 }' z' V6 N7 F- C7 P' N1 _Ellas danzan solas
  [( k* X4 v' W" j* ZDanzan solas

Hey Mr. Pinochet
You've sown a bitter crop
It's foreign money that supports you
, x& Z, B, Q+ b0 O1 k6 q0 \# DOne day the money's going to stop
No wages for your torturers
/ ^: `4 \3 O  M5 i0 ?2 B0 P6 }No budget for your guns
* ?" M3 I: E' W' t. k6 \Can you think of your own mother
5 g0 M. I5 v* }& yDancin' with her invisible son
They're dancing with the missing
7 z! I% X9 Y, W- H8 r3 tThey're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
' b/ p# B9 x7 d$ p+ DThey're anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
: S' f0 m3 w: {, wThey're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone
3 }. M) J6 V2 c3 q% ?( fThey 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.
2 o" O5 Y& e8 J. D4 g8 |$ Q0 a9 gseems what our vanity fair  merely care is money, what a simple life they are leading!!