Dear Mr. President

celinedeng

http://youtube.com/v/6DEh0eSpNvY
; c/ r1 y$ l; M, s# g( P$ SPINK LYRICS

+ b4 |$ I& q, ?0 J6 O2 a"Dear Mr. President"
(feat. Indigo Girls)

Dear Mr. President,
Come take a walk with me.
Let's pretend we're just two people and
. F" j) G/ Q" kYou're not better than me.
I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.
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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?
" T1 p( _$ F# f+ ~5 w* U# w* n6 BAre you proud?
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How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
& Q! R; ?& _* aHow do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
$ S' x2 P# u) b0 |- @How do you walk with your head held high?
1 i& X# v; e& b* t0 d: A. t- K  lCan you even look me in the eye
And tell me why?
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Dear Mr. President,
- ~1 m, P( D3 \7 _Were you a lonely boy?
9 t' r% p" l8 W5 s6 o' GAre you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
How can you say
" ^, R6 Y+ o; w; FNo child is left behind?
1 [. W2 _" l$ ^. jWe're not dumb and we're not blind.
: h- S  c' K9 L! p/ mThey're all sitting in your cells
While you pave the road to hell.

6 {; j) [0 I4 ]) X, r; BWhat 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?
7 S( l% F0 J" @( sI can only imagine what the first lady has to say
  e3 @( ^$ M& m  VYou've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
2 O) C1 V4 _( d7 V( EHow do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
7 I) U7 m% H3 ?7 X0 `7 F9 o% Z' iHow do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye?

Let me tell you 'bout hard work
/ ^/ B8 ?8 [+ WMinimum wage with a baby on the way
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
0 ~( ]3 {3 r* {1 v" j) TRebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Building a bed out of a cardboard box
2 @/ @# b0 c9 i% a4 z9 NLet me tell you 'bout hard work
5 w& q& ~' b4 z' q4 fHard work
Hard work
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
Hard work
. q# W; ]2 Z+ N+ fHard work
+ }5 G( ^: s  XOh
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How do you sleep at night?
/ a1 q3 Z9 u0 f7 a* qHow do you walk with your head held high?
( o$ \6 |- s/ U9 H- t; E) T$ g# zDear Mr. President,
You'd never take a walk with me.
Would 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!
4 l0 j) f" {8 D6 f* O3 w: AA thoughtful song~~~

goldfish

nothing is absolutely right or wrong,especially on politics.

bobic_wang

it is really a moving song,
3 i- E3 K. d7 X$支持$ $支持$ $支持$

fcyfcy1

impressive... i heard the song several times in last week... but never paid attention to the lyrics...
+ h, H! K' \! ?6 }- \8 P& ]$ SIn fact it's quite good$送花$

goldfish

They dance alone ---Sting
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7 W! A( t4 f6 s: s4 lWhy are there women here dancing on their own?
* d: X/ l7 j& a8 z0 pWhy is there this sadness in their eyes?
Why are the soldiers here
Their faces fixed like stone?
I 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
Their anguish is unsaid
0 [* O2 X1 x! Q0 p2 s, O2 s: sThey're dancing with their fathers
4 L7 S' ?/ q/ Z5 D& B0 XThey're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
  M' k3 v+ w* ]5 _They dance alone They dance alone

4 U2 ^0 z1 z7 f. t1 |; s2 G7 A# bIt's the only form of protest they're allowed
; B' u9 i+ _+ `- S( vI've seen their silent faces scream so loud
If they were to speak these words they'd go missing too
Another woman on a torture table what else can they do
4 t: ~" l+ ^. q2 v. h4 k% gThey're dancing with the missing
8 \  K; a& [6 |$ ~! sThey're dancing with the dead
: q4 E. u, t# n# V9 f  Y- XThey dance with the invisible ones
/ S$ p- q4 A- {0 p$ xTheir anguish is unsaid
& Z5 @6 n  A. ?They're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
% F6 C2 g* {( W5 T% u$ nThey're dancing with their husbands
8 i* o! @- {8 d# z8 R4 iThey dance alone They dance alone

0 a! n: E7 s) A; IOne day we'll dance on their graves
, a+ @* x! m3 k6 _" c$ u; KOne day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance
$ e: J. y3 l* h& u3 @One 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
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) m7 c2 z. J% P: k* a( k7 H0 gEllas danzan con los desaparecidos
0 J! {+ o1 D) }2 ~8 `Ellas danzan con los muertos
Ellas danzan con amores invisibles
( b5 M  s+ C& P. N1 v7 X+ YEllas danzan con silenciosa angustia
( _; V/ m# X, `: p8 Y8 ?: dDanzan con sus pardres
8 E& c$ i1 E8 J/ a1 H# TDanzan con sus hijos
Danzan con sus esposos
Ellas danzan solas
% A9 [4 _9 T+ `- X# C  K# jDanzan solas
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: G8 }& b* z( h! ~, M2 ^6 g& }0 c7 OHey Mr. Pinochet
1 Z9 Y& p" w- X2 l! xYou've sown a bitter crop
- f. A" h7 x' Y( zIt's foreign money that supports you
5 L: M) G& y& Y" r$ l8 s! vOne day the money's going to stop
No wages for your torturers
No budget for your guns
# b) M7 [& Y  g+ HCan you think of your own mother
Dancin' with her invisible son
They're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
1 B0 j3 v7 z, ZThey dance with the invisible ones
They're anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
& d# R2 r' w; A& m4 B% T$ L; {1 ^) [They're dancing with their husbands
8 V. [9 m' ~6 {/ @They dance alone
+ R+ C# J0 [. n% w; m" gThey 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.
8 ?- M* d6 B5 g' E. Q$ Lseems what our vanity fair  merely care is money, what a simple life they are leading!!