Dear Mr. President

celinedeng

http://youtube.com/v/6DEh0eSpNvY
. k. I, ]3 O( lPINK LYRICS
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0 K- f& X/ E$ \& G2 ]"Dear Mr. President"
(feat. Indigo Girls)

Dear Mr. President,
$ W2 ]; d5 b% [9 I9 CCome take a walk with me.
( O& h, ^0 Z: C+ z$ R' P/ M/ mLet'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.
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What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
: U" L* L( h. B& O- QWho do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
# \2 u6 w5 x' S( x; PWhat do you feel when you look in the mirror?
8 K- b" i. H! D, D6 K9 r" dAre you proud?
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How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
8 V3 d/ Q' ?) IHow do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
" p: A+ O: @( t. ?How do you walk with your head held high?
Can you even look me in the eye
4 T8 v3 p' E% N* Z% RAnd tell me why?
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8 s4 h9 I2 u1 I; |) hDear Mr. President,
Were you a lonely boy?
) e& V9 s+ I# R7 ?( l* p" q$ jAre you a lonely boy?
Are you a lonely boy?
How can you say
No child is left behind?
4 o2 q8 P4 y2 ?) o" S/ GWe're not dumb and we're not blind.
They're all sitting in your cells
While you pave the road to hell.
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What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
( v" x# v- G- x* J7 x0 `! 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
8 g- T# M2 \2 ?+ ]You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine.
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9 j1 g. G2 V% n; T0 GHow do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
4 W4 X  b8 k, Q/ o; c* A4 O8 X; WHow do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
How do you walk with your head held high?
6 T$ p% k& l" cCan you even look me in the eye?
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. B- C4 O% u" U3 f/ }% \Let me tell you 'bout hard work
  A6 g( X' h) Q8 hMinimum wage with a baby on the way
$ J; K+ t) \+ V- @Let me tell you 'bout hard work
$ L: w" q( q) w8 x* m% v/ mRebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
Let me tell you 'bout hard work
6 W9 i; r6 e- z) a- Y3 vBuilding a bed out of a cardboard box
$ G4 Q" C% x& W/ w! |" HLet me tell you 'bout hard work
  i# m! ?! F7 j, |5 j! _# PHard work
7 n/ s1 h; C. M9 zHard work
5 m/ ~( c, }+ L% o$ O' |' ]You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
6 T8 X- b. R& c6 P, A8 ~# ~9 ]Hard work
Hard work
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How do you sleep at night?
, Z6 u" @" n& N6 G7 F/ w# cHow do you walk with your head held high?
0 d' J; k2 ^3 O% _2 XDear Mr. President,
You'd never take a walk with me.
( H- m: e. @' l! J+ q3 UWould you?

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alicia_83

The singer is so cool!
, \/ s" V- a- K8 MA thoughtful song~~~

goldfish

nothing is absolutely right or wrong,especially on politics.

bobic_wang

it is really a moving song,
3 D- H- h* y6 T. D% |% U- A$支持$ $支持$ $支持$

fcyfcy1

impressive... i heard the song several times in last week... but never paid attention to the lyrics...
0 a. P1 M0 t3 W3 I2 a9 GIn fact it's quite good$送花$

goldfish

They dance alone ---Sting
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8 S+ v2 V- D8 J$ r% Q+ K! G! EWhy are there women here dancing on their own?
" e" x4 [5 e# `" m  k1 s- A. SWhy is there this sadness in their eyes?
. g; d* d5 _* P& j) u2 sWhy are the soldiers here
Their faces fixed like stone?
3 L; |! X: |3 i: ^* Y' YI can't see what it is that they dispise
0 e( }1 W3 {! z: f$ {3 I0 |$ J. }They're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
9 k' m0 i- ^% FThey dance with the invisible ones
4 u6 D' q* q- ?9 t) ^& ]# s3 P7 ZTheir anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
) ]% J! s) t  W0 I2 vThey're dancing with their sons
- D2 d: y0 ?& ^( B% L3 H/ LThey're dancing with their husbands
- w3 i0 t7 _/ GThey dance alone They dance alone
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8 [) k* [9 [4 `) o; aIt's the only form of protest they're allowed
- \$ r9 W& d4 YI've seen their silent faces scream so loud
If they were to speak these words they'd go missing too
) Z9 V+ ]% e+ q: MAnother woman on a torture table what else can they do
5 d: J# R* u2 p  r7 _7 xThey're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
. z6 }' p7 {  Y6 l9 b9 I, SThey dance with the invisible ones
Their anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
) y8 a7 G; ?; ?6 dThey're dancing with their sons
1 y* R5 d) y1 J' g' u+ A, I# d7 ^They're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone They dance alone
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; i' ~% J0 y, \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
One day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
  d3 A5 g& W  L; q9 @1 hOne day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance

Ellas danzan con los desaparecidos
5 r; j. x- O5 nEllas danzan con los muertos
Ellas danzan con amores invisibles
' m- J  W) x* j" w1 z" a: t1 m* x7 G/ ]Ellas danzan con silenciosa angustia
Danzan con sus pardres
Danzan con sus hijos
1 r3 a+ K! |5 u) J9 ]Danzan con sus esposos
Ellas danzan solas
Danzan solas
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0 U9 F; c& l" _Hey Mr. Pinochet
! }% ~' a/ n* }You've sown a bitter crop
It's foreign money that supports you
* `9 w# e5 O# I- _One day the money's going to stop
No wages for your torturers
1 `7 E- F2 N1 R) FNo budget for your guns
Can you think of your own mother
Dancin' with her invisible son
8 b  u4 f0 j2 V4 O2 @9 O3 zThey're dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
$ M9 B/ F; F$ c3 g# v- Y- w2 _/ @0 BThey're anguish is unsaid
, L7 Q. W0 S$ x) j/ I" M/ PThey're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
. L% H3 c# M% i& kThey dance alone
8 P8 f) l' W; s# ~5 _# hThey 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!!