Dear Mr. President

celinedeng

http://youtube.com/v/6DEh0eSpNvY
PINK LYRICS
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"Dear Mr. President"
(feat. Indigo Girls)

, @2 {6 C6 j3 _8 ?Dear Mr. President,
Come take a walk with me.
Let's pretend we're just two people and
9 K' p/ Z! e% T: XYou're not better than me.
# t) Q( v% O3 R1 J3 s  K: Y- ?* QI'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?
) f8 x7 @- n2 _; N( @6 c# nWho do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
. r$ y0 g; T# ^# ]" tWhat do you feel when you look in the mirror?
& A% X& Q$ t, s' g- T/ e  H2 YAre you proud?
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# ~" f) f1 g$ @5 `: y1 KHow do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
6 l* `' K" G5 o8 G% n0 H0 ^How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
2 n. k  U4 O! w3 a* R7 r" h5 mHow do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye
1 t6 l, {4 j, \; GAnd tell me why?

% A0 u0 E9 ^) a/ G( C) T1 hDear Mr. President,
, U# u- ?& p) m! M1 s. NWere you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
How can you say
No child is left behind?
We're not dumb and we're not blind.
1 t6 ~3 L9 z# {: q, G0 `They're all sitting in your cells
  a1 {: I% K1 t7 C8 L3 SWhile you pave the road to hell.

What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
1 Z6 \; l$ L9 y5 RAnd what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
7 @! Z, k$ y' h9 g9 @I can only imagine what the first lady has to say
+ G, D- N2 h9 ~, t- B  OYou've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.
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How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
  j, v, u* ?9 U( n$ ^  VHow 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?

Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
6 P  x# i, v: M6 N' _/ t3 ?Let me tell you 'bout hard work
. G$ i/ |/ L* i' U( [Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
! U0 I$ r- T! y$ o1 RBuilding a bed out of a cardboard box
; a1 n; f: v, A" H$ Z/ w, \Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Hard work
2 ?$ _+ X8 X; J9 [* DHard work
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
  Q' |0 N$ \/ V/ |5 hHard work
Hard work
Oh

How do you sleep at night?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Dear Mr. President,
. I- W, N  M+ n4 B$ pYou'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!
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
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  Y1 s& u6 ?8 ~+ p2 C& r3 rWhy are there women here dancing on their own?
Why is there this sadness in their eyes?
Why are the soldiers here
Their faces fixed like stone?
" ~8 n! K4 n. T- Y( D' _8 E. a+ ~1 E" HI can't see what it is that they dispise
They're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
0 o, C4 j, T8 W8 U+ ZTheir anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
4 b2 @. E) F& zThey're dancing with their husbands
) L' X/ n4 S+ X4 ^  nThey dance alone They dance alone

It's the only form of protest they're allowed
I've seen their silent faces scream so loud
- M/ X2 B" U5 c' U# O% ]If they were to speak these words they'd go missing too
% v6 j) \& h' L7 J! dAnother 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
: q# z' F0 d# U  OTheir anguish is unsaid
7 E4 }5 m/ R( r; vThey're dancing with their fathers
7 L3 |( @/ J5 q& M; t: qThey're dancing with their sons
& x! u2 W5 A/ X' p+ W" ZThey're dancing with their husbands
- f  b. G$ z' t+ d1 }& c+ [/ Z+ YThey dance alone They dance alone

One day we'll dance on their graves
2 b3 I6 h3 W' xOne day we'll sing our freedom
/ _7 N) Z/ G4 UOne day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance
% q. |9 _/ f. ^2 M8 f/ V6 oOne day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance

: v! b3 h. _# wEllas danzan con los desaparecidos
) p$ a: ?  p3 i  XEllas danzan con los muertos
Ellas danzan con amores invisibles
# S/ z- L" a3 OEllas danzan con silenciosa angustia
Danzan con sus pardres
Danzan con sus hijos
4 i: F; p; E' l! n, u0 F  KDanzan con sus esposos
Ellas danzan solas
% Z( w( g& p% ^1 lDanzan solas

Hey Mr. Pinochet
$ n2 l' ~' Q' Q, VYou've sown a bitter crop
# [$ H+ e- {1 }2 y) S8 x  vIt's foreign money that supports you
One day the money's going to stop
8 ~$ `) a) v+ I5 q; H1 tNo wages for your torturers
6 L. [# w) x5 _; i- YNo budget for your guns
Can you think of your own mother
Dancin' with her invisible son
They're dancing with the missing
# N, B3 L% l& Z/ d3 T5 s# YThey're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
They're anguish is unsaid
% b* x  f2 H4 D4 p4 QThey're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
" B. B' y  w. J0 w( i( L/ K) EThey 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!!