Alright, so I just found out about the cell phone thing. Considering it has been forever since I’ve gotten out of the house, I’m giving myself that one.
However, I’m not sure why it took my so very long to discover Pink’s Dear Mr. President.
Dear Mr. President lyrics
(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?
I LOVE that song. Pretty much the whole album rocks.
I didn’t know about this song either. I’m going to download it today.
I hadn’t heard it either. I do like her, though.
I had never heard of it either. But that’s usual for me. I’m the last to hear the newest music.
You can give it a listenin’ to on her MySpace page if you want.
I heard this song at a dance recital I went to few months back and fell in love with it.
really hits the nail on the head!
Love your blog!
I LOVE a woman who speaks her mind–especially like that.
I had not heard that song either, but she is a great singer/songwriter.
You seriously have never heard that song before? Man I love it! I’ve been listening to it since the CD came out!!
I love Pink. If you listen to the words in all of her songs, they are very powerful. I think she is an amazingly strong woman and I just plain love her.
Hadn’t read the blog for a while and came back today and found this song. Amazing! Haven’t heard purposeful, meaningful songs like that in a long while.