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Raster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-18-06 11:18 PM
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This song ROCKS!!! Pink's "Dear Mr. President"
"Dear Mr. President"
(feat. Indigo Girls)

Dear Mr. President
Come take a walk with me
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
Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep
What do you feel when you look in the mirror
Are you proud

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
And tell me why

Dear Mr. President
Were you a lonely boy
Are you a lonely boy
Are you a lonely boy
How can you say
No child is left behind
We're not dumb and we're not blind
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
And 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

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

Let me tell you bout hard work
Minimum wage with a baby on the way
Let 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
Hard work
You don't know nothing bout hard work
Hard work
Hard work
Oh

How do you sleep at night
How do you walk with your head held high
Dear Mr. President
You'd never take a walk with me
Would you

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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-18-06 11:21 PM
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1. Here's the link to the audio (as posted by another DUer last week)
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calimary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-18-06 11:21 PM
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2. This. Is. Great!
LIKE this. Proof positive that Pink can do a lot more than just pick a great wedding dress!

Thanks for posting. I've been looking forward to seeing the lyrics to this one.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-18-06 11:22 PM
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3. We know and I love Pink and the Indigo Girls for doing this, nt
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lumpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 02:17 AM
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8. Kick for the truth
and the Indigo Girls
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Mr_Spock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-18-06 11:25 PM
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4. Wow! Those are some spot-on lyrics!!
I gotta hear them sung...
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-18-06 11:33 PM
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5. I have the most beautiful mental image
of sitting in the tent at Camp Casey while they played this song.

It was the talk of the tent!
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don954 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-18-06 11:37 PM
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6. loved it! got a copy last week
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emlev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 01:08 AM
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7. Thanks for that! EOM
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sutz12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 02:25 AM
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9. Brings tears to my eyes
What the fuck does he know about hard work?
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Pachamama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 02:41 AM
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10. WOW! I had heard about the song, 1st time I just heard it - fantastic!
:thumbsup:
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