Dear Mr. President

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4 q& x" b* w4 i, v3 M& s6 _- h& CPINK LYRICS

"Dear Mr. President"
(feat. Indigo Girls)
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& ?- z0 z) w. y/ u0 w; NDear Mr. President,
) y, O0 A7 X4 {! fCome take a walk with me.
/ C7 x1 r( f/ G3 n/ R" @) f# g! L7 QLet's pretend we're just two people and
You're not better than me.
/ N! g4 B8 |9 h" ~) O; a5 jI'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?
: F9 c1 `7 s2 kWho do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
& ?/ u- e  h6 c/ M( ]What do you feel when you look in the mirror?
% P& L8 X/ u/ F- uAre you proud?
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! \: u0 t5 B. l# z, @How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
) O/ L7 R, O: Z* EHow do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
, A" X2 o% N- S& N& D3 }) ]Can you even look me in the eye
And tell me why?
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9 }1 H3 p8 H* f. ODear Mr. President,
/ Y2 V7 x& p% j+ ?$ y4 UWere you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
How can you say
' Y& e5 @+ d, f- INo child is left behind?
We're not dumb and we're not blind.
They're all sitting in your cells
& g/ g2 q& d/ h' j  B2 g' `While you pave the road to hell.

What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
# R4 {! ^) X3 @) fAnd what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
' |+ K% L7 \  l6 o* Q& eI can only imagine what the first lady has to say
You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.

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?

! R- v- c/ M1 T' ?, GLet me tell you 'bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
7 @4 F% P7 c, G, K6 w  P" s7 _Let me tell you 'bout hard work
4 Q' ^* n' B' w+ [9 aRebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
) k6 ~- s6 C6 W6 W0 ]$ F1 lLet me tell you 'bout hard work
3 _  q% R- ^; ?6 ]( x' ]! A+ fBuilding a bed out of a cardboard box
, k" F6 S# G9 }# T1 \3 Z0 WLet me tell you 'bout hard work
Hard work
- t' e8 S7 F. I5 oHard work
You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
; T" C- I' ^( T3 KHard work
Hard work
! l7 d) j" ]0 c8 {0 Q7 _Oh
7 [8 _0 N  d, W2 l0 F# j
How do you sleep at night?
% k6 A: g, u3 N0 L' XHow do you walk with your head held high?
6 S, i& n* s. u2 `: i/ Z7 FDear Mr. President,
3 r. ^& W, u( X3 X( ~. P% qYou'd never take a walk with me.
5 Y' |5 B5 H( Y' q2 E! wWould you?
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6 t3 t' t" x9 ?9 b3 C* h" s9 X[ 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...
1 e7 f# I$ x+ x" r: i5 D' n5 YIn fact it's quite good$送花$

goldfish

They dance alone ---Sting

3 [) e9 v4 ]4 H4 Q% v3 A2 oWhy are there women here dancing on their own?
. ]" {0 m; l( U8 j8 u1 gWhy is there this sadness in their eyes?
# W) @: K/ I. ^. v# }2 m/ @9 W0 T  mWhy are the soldiers here
Their faces fixed like stone?
I can't see what it is that they dispise
/ Z, n5 h! u$ J8 ]8 G. i0 ~+ yThey're dancing with the missing
2 I) l1 p1 z# j9 f. ]1 UThey're dancing with the dead
8 k6 `0 J! p# z8 W  k/ LThey dance with the invisible ones
Their anguish is unsaid
: `" O4 C3 u$ q' {& ?1 IThey're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone They dance alone
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+ N8 m8 O0 A4 h" B' OIt's the only form of protest they're allowed
I've seen their silent faces scream so loud
7 U7 M4 ]8 F) T4 y9 e! d/ x% LIf they were to speak these words they'd go missing too
! K$ _  m  m3 B2 N0 [* PAnother 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
. |: [  x, \2 I6 e' `Their anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
; @3 g. h7 n. g6 G; MThey're dancing with their husbands
% ]5 T( j1 {! L  Q$ yThey dance alone They dance alone

7 p/ q1 n9 D' f: OOne day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
9 E" Z5 A4 h: L1 b" S" y- yAnd 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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Ellas danzan con los desaparecidos
/ _; \& p5 E; E, bEllas danzan con los muertos
* x+ U9 c+ h% m) wEllas danzan con amores invisibles
Ellas danzan con silenciosa angustia
Danzan con sus pardres
3 p3 Z2 W1 Q1 T7 ZDanzan con sus hijos
: }3 m  n0 M9 o" T. _3 Q+ PDanzan con sus esposos
3 b2 E  {( i) u; o+ o2 D  X9 PEllas danzan solas
4 J# z, ]9 |# {5 \) g( F7 q! VDanzan solas

9 l' a$ z1 A; v0 d# YHey Mr. Pinochet
You've sown a bitter crop
It's foreign money that supports you
( Y8 U/ K. v4 N& x# u' _, w( v% T6 UOne day the money's going to stop
No wages for your torturers
No budget for your guns
Can you think of your own mother
" I8 Q+ n% Q! q/ iDancin' with her invisible son
- g3 F8 `- B, Y" p) XThey're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
6 j- L' E# z, E0 PThey're anguish is unsaid
6 ?7 u/ h. P# Q/ b1 wThey're dancing with their fathers
: ~& n7 {; H5 e; p' N5 lThey're dancing with their sons
0 [; y0 o: b* AThey're dancing with their husbands
They 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.
9 U5 L/ S' I: |* W* T5 }seems what our vanity fair  merely care is money, what a simple life they are leading!!