Dear Mr. President

celinedeng

http://youtube.com/v/6DEh0eSpNvY
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% [, g1 p+ }5 m4 r"Dear Mr. President"
(feat. Indigo Girls)

! ^& I: `" ?0 J8 U" ?Dear Mr. President,
Come take a walk with me.
Let's pretend we're just two people and
/ p7 \9 o% y+ \, e. X# |% ZYou're not better than me.
" ~( u0 o" h. l  |I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly.

9 y7 {7 g& _+ i  w" jWhat do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
* q! [& b5 J6 O6 i/ b& sWho do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
: `: C2 X$ `2 X/ b! G2 ]What do you feel when you look in the mirror?
4 P1 G1 f5 r4 U5 `* LAre you proud?

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
0 J/ A/ }8 `2 C. A8 K  N! |$ r0 RHow 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
7 S7 B, N' t5 }: k* o. z) uAnd tell me why?
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Dear Mr. President,
Were you a lonely boy?
& e7 \; u$ [  z% g7 |Are you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
How can you say
6 y4 l( p. f; E3 V) INo child is left behind?
We're not dumb and we're not blind.
) G" p1 B: f6 A8 B8 \) s- `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?
% h$ X5 Z3 L4 ]1 m& R; l% F, @$ fAnd 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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$ @/ `2 G( H& O  X1 P2 kHow do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
5 U3 d2 ?% T: N; X$ {How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
5 i8 n: S  u# O, m% F% i* `How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye?
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9 R5 k+ o) D# A' G$ vLet me tell you 'bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
7 t8 [$ c$ e3 N2 P6 GLet 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
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
Hard work
1 X& [9 z, h& G( U, \6 AHard work
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
Hard work
, b6 Q  @0 T! ]/ y. \) uHard work
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How do you sleep at night?
: C7 {8 e5 W( X7 R- BHow do you walk with your head held high?
Dear Mr. President,
- {" M, Q2 T+ @! k. {You'd never take a walk with me.
3 W4 ?# k5 S' D+ |: F, cWould you?
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5 x: \% n* k  e[ 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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* n7 Y" {8 b3 b% d' X7 F! }Why are there women here dancing on their own?
Why is there this sadness in their eyes?
Why are the soldiers here
* t# h$ {$ p5 l4 O& p4 L) `2 w7 sTheir faces fixed like stone?
# D- W% L, S& I* p5 ]* B7 j  e) f& TI can't see what it is that they dispise
# o) f  e6 c$ T1 S( g$ Z7 rThey're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
6 ~& r& `  M5 _6 U0 t! jTheir anguish is unsaid
* s/ }* g  }$ I/ e' Y: BThey're dancing with their fathers
4 X2 C# i$ H. |. F+ h9 i5 s1 k" TThey're dancing with their sons
! a/ }! d5 O6 U, U. Z8 G! Q  RThey're dancing with their husbands
- C3 }: o2 M) l. [: jThey dance alone They dance alone
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' b8 x: i! r  z  K  T/ e# N; LIt's the only form of protest they're allowed
I've seen their silent faces scream so loud
* Y& g' u# ]; T0 z8 mIf they were to speak these words they'd go missing too
Another woman on a torture table what else can they do
They're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
4 ]5 y+ W5 U5 H( w: s( r( ZThey dance with the invisible ones
5 ]2 A, i! f) HTheir anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
4 |' C$ V5 o/ H) R5 LThey're dancing with their sons
1 F( ]3 }# M/ @, u/ hThey're dancing with their husbands
9 Y6 q1 h  X8 Y$ \1 L: D6 u7 z! s- e/ @They dance alone They dance alone
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One day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
1 H$ H: @3 A1 t0 _/ _One day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance
One day we'll dance on their graves
% v3 A) z/ R0 j3 B1 Z7 COne day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance
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Ellas danzan con los desaparecidos
0 d; c2 y3 O5 Q2 FEllas danzan con los muertos
Ellas danzan con amores invisibles
Ellas danzan con silenciosa angustia
Danzan con sus pardres
) H3 l* B9 @4 B  _3 GDanzan con sus hijos
* W9 y6 [- {! |! D8 G6 S' e2 zDanzan con sus esposos
Ellas danzan solas
- ~0 R5 H; s. C, r' R: e; [5 dDanzan solas
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Hey Mr. Pinochet
You've sown a bitter crop
It's foreign money that supports you
One day the money's going to stop
% {' s) {8 i8 XNo wages for your torturers
& D, R- d- e# M3 Q, N1 tNo budget for your guns
0 e5 r8 Z2 P. P, [& ?% ~9 ]Can you think of your own mother
/ }+ P6 ~+ v9 R9 bDancin' with her invisible son
They're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
0 o- d6 g& W1 \& v8 B! d1 [They dance with the invisible ones
6 M! c$ }2 M' lThey're anguish is unsaid
2 s) z, [5 q* B7 t9 nThey're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
3 [$ o$ F1 M% \1 t& x' a0 wThey 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.
/ ^8 v2 {' r  ^' B6 N1 Cseems what our vanity fair  merely care is money, what a simple life they are leading!!