Dear Mr. President

celinedeng

http://youtube.com/v/6DEh0eSpNvY
PINK LYRICS
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"Dear Mr. President"
(feat. Indigo Girls)
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Dear Mr. President,
* x1 O& A3 y' J' U: mCome take a walk with me.
  ]+ A- W( [6 F1 _& r! }% o0 ?Let's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me.
I'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?
6 i! W8 t" i' ?4 r# b/ l- IWho do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
, V% \& L3 T) h0 BWhat do you feel when you look in the mirror?
0 t+ @4 [4 Y5 e: `Are you proud?
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How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
+ r2 r0 J" z" s9 F- iHow do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
$ ?- M, O2 a& K3 R9 @Can you even look me in the eye
And tell me why?

Dear Mr. President,
Were you a lonely boy?
: _' {1 ^( `7 z2 g) W; [- q/ dAre you a lonely boy?
* u0 p3 t5 i7 t; V8 HAre you a lonely boy?
How can you say
  m3 Q( [/ F1 s3 b. W, h1 a2 D; z3 b9 eNo child is left behind?
3 c5 b: A6 c/ }! PWe're not dumb and we're not blind.
They're all sitting in your cells
. Y/ B" ^. M3 }1 M2 mWhile you pave the road to hell.

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?
' @, r; ]3 {1 l4 O8 |/ w/ cI can only imagine what the first lady has to say
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.

' v8 S! p* t  p; K% x, EHow do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
1 W) ~7 }" E2 eHow do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
  m" l8 h, j! `5 t; cHow do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye?
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$ I3 Y. Q  R  c, I4 c+ PLet me tell you 'bout hard work
, M$ y* V4 e6 [Minimum wage with a baby on the way
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
0 m# \" u# T8 p% a7 sLet me tell you 'bout hard work
- l( C& s. {* L4 l( \4 K; }Building a bed out of a cardboard box
. k9 ?5 S+ {# g: N: z7 ?& D& PLet me tell you 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
+ h* n' q- g9 W& S7 W1 k% FYou don't know nothing 'bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
Oh

; S; _/ O5 v% h5 DHow do you sleep at night?
# J2 d' w7 J7 z# _+ {% F7 V' sHow do you walk with your head held high?
Dear Mr. President,
7 o/ W% J3 o9 `You'd never take a walk with me.
$ X  |! `1 L6 b$ vWould 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!
" m# c) w3 o& ?! _: mA 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

Why are there women here dancing on their own?
" b7 O# q: u# U( d5 k( ZWhy is there this sadness in their eyes?
  |9 D1 W( \7 @4 t$ ZWhy are the soldiers here
Their faces fixed like stone?
I can't see what it is that they dispise
* U% Q) f# N4 F, ]. F+ i% AThey're dancing with the missing
* Z3 w( \9 V$ }9 tThey're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
Their anguish is unsaid
3 g8 E9 c, x4 AThey're dancing with their fathers
( h& j+ ?% l  `; JThey're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
) J2 f) W; z- b' ZThey dance alone They dance alone

It's the only form of protest they're allowed
# b; s9 h8 r+ G( tI've seen their silent faces scream so loud
: l: e0 g5 @4 G- I, D/ j( t- _If they were to speak these words they'd go missing too
' V8 q6 T4 f9 O9 f! y7 _9 nAnother woman on a torture table what else can they do
' Z6 E: K. Q+ Y9 k" ?( k* S4 dThey're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
5 h8 m7 p, O  ^: H" z1 rThey dance with the invisible ones
% H- e) v2 O+ \5 q; s1 lTheir anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
3 ~- k2 f) y- W8 m! p( J  kThey're dancing with their husbands
$ e- m. [% n) E$ a, ?+ }& tThey dance alone They dance alone
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2 j) y1 m2 I' K$ y! BOne day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
4 c. R- o7 H& a1 Q* b- M2 N: BOne day we'll laugh in our joy
0 C& W/ G( b. Z. n& jAnd we'll dance
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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8 B, t4 i* d" Q7 p, z; v4 U% tEllas danzan con los desaparecidos
% K8 F1 C8 v1 ]; H2 ]& l* i2 {Ellas danzan con los muertos
Ellas danzan con amores invisibles
Ellas danzan con silenciosa angustia
Danzan con sus pardres
2 B* G) w5 ]/ H. E. Y3 t4 s; B/ oDanzan con sus hijos
, T) P3 I% a# @3 x! ?3 ?* ?% ADanzan con sus esposos
+ f. T3 a  L5 v% l# S  H( pEllas danzan solas
% ~7 k9 s# |- P- X% D  BDanzan solas
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Hey Mr. Pinochet
  m( j0 n9 O; |, T  aYou've sown a bitter crop
It's foreign money that supports you
One day the money's going to stop
. _, q+ U% K+ p' r6 X' RNo wages for your torturers
No 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
5 u! ^$ c$ K! a; l9 c1 Z* a9 z5 ^They dance with the invisible ones
: f% P! c2 N! k1 ?+ FThey're anguish is unsaid
; X" ]- j& b/ x; y- i$ VThey're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone
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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.
. f& I% L. }  h. nseems what our vanity fair  merely care is money, what a simple life they are leading!!