Dear Mr. President

celinedeng

http://youtube.com/v/6DEh0eSpNvY
+ }4 w. h; ]/ P/ e. @, L7 \PINK LYRICS
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6 [7 G2 e- P! m1 `+ W# p0 {" C"Dear Mr. President"
(feat. Indigo Girls)
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Dear Mr. President,
+ @9 F- u6 o& g  R8 }9 p$ ?Come take a walk with me.
% {5 T+ {. E1 t6 v) ~+ n7 M& PLet's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me.
3 ]0 \" e" ^, p3 T  b2 II'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?
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
& ~  N' I) T# I/ l: gWhat do you feel when you look in the mirror?
0 E5 G" v4 K% ]" m) g5 z4 HAre you proud?
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; U4 V1 l$ Y& C/ w4 c+ ?) w; ^How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
$ Q/ K9 P6 L: y  oHow do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
& W2 D2 `7 A* h) O3 B1 D( THow do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye
And tell me why?

* s) P% H8 f3 y  X9 ZDear Mr. President,
Were you a lonely boy?
3 W4 Y  L; @8 HAre you a lonely boy?
; A0 s8 T' y) U, C/ C) l' IAre you a lonely boy?
. B8 q9 w; [. R( S$ [. XHow can you say
No child is left behind?
We're not dumb and we're not blind.
+ E2 j! x# K% t; U* U. ]( g" T! C! dThey're all sitting in your cells
While you pave the road to hell.
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9 _4 f$ |1 P" [What 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.
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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?
How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye?

Let me tell you 'bout hard work
! _5 V" \1 @% [0 r2 iMinimum 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
; a. J1 ~' e8 u: B* kLet me tell you 'bout hard work
) o! e5 h" A3 }8 c( X: JHard work
Hard work
2 R% j6 L1 W3 o" U& G7 s. @You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
- Y- Y( p5 }! B5 D! m" ]Hard work
Hard work
Oh
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How do you sleep at night?
8 {0 |" t, d0 {8 l% V  R$ ]How do you walk with your head held high?
' x5 p) a# z# s0 iDear Mr. President,
$ |: K% L; K  k9 T& x- JYou'd never take a walk with me.
" o% x* Z; \# \, b2 W# z/ M0 x6 rWould 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!
A thoughtful song~~~

goldfish

nothing is absolutely right or wrong,especially on politics.

bobic_wang

it is really a moving song,
4 I) u9 g, [' C5 {' \& e$支持$ $支持$ $支持$

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

3 a8 ?" A! Z7 FWhy are there women here dancing on their own?
Why is there this sadness in their eyes?
' e2 j! l( }5 s  DWhy are the soldiers here
0 [& r, h, P5 L8 F- cTheir faces fixed like stone?
" s8 g# z0 s. R  n. Y: r& VI 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
6 {8 n; c$ R: I4 B8 yTheir anguish is unsaid
" h0 j4 m5 W( P  d0 ZThey're dancing with their fathers
; F0 b& e$ Y  x+ P5 L2 z) nThey're dancing with their sons
/ H2 ?' y+ N! LThey're dancing with their husbands
' k+ L' [. J2 Z$ O* \: g& _* mThey dance alone They dance alone
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It'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
0 x5 t( n0 T7 w) Y5 M. K% q& RAnother woman on a torture table what else can they do
They're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
# \5 l* Q2 _2 R0 m* M! O) A) hThey dance with the invisible ones
3 m/ r1 l  v1 [' u3 F+ N4 yTheir anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
+ z" U* J2 c8 h# W5 W3 nThey're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
3 V* Q9 ?8 l3 [They dance alone They dance alone

( X7 `0 l0 a( zOne 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
- s' |4 M6 [  P& \$ DOne day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
6 W( h) V* T: U8 h: Y- IAnd we'll dance
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Ellas danzan con los desaparecidos
Ellas danzan con los muertos
Ellas danzan con amores invisibles
Ellas danzan con silenciosa angustia
Danzan con sus pardres
  K: z4 I4 @  u* l7 |& K, kDanzan con sus hijos
% E$ W* k1 {1 U6 @  h9 qDanzan con sus esposos
4 I3 r6 \2 N( T6 G& _& ?/ dEllas danzan solas
Danzan solas
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Hey Mr. Pinochet
You've sown a bitter crop
( b$ V% J: A4 g) B# }/ ?0 mIt's foreign money that supports you
One day the money's going to stop
No wages for your torturers
No budget for your guns
1 N% V6 X; |+ z$ F6 @: ^Can you think of your own mother
. \% C7 m6 \& @$ B) S* ]Dancin' with her invisible son
They're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
% H3 V' T6 H0 P  l6 t9 A4 d; XThey dance with the invisible ones
They're anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
8 W8 }3 J2 M! G/ dThey're dancing with their husbands
3 T/ V9 {& M' ^2 ~0 x! U! B3 zThey dance alone
* _, t1 q9 D  x6 `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!!