[OutVoice] Dear Mr. President.

freddy at freddyfreeman.com freddy at freddyfreeman.com
Fri Jul 28 14:34:33 CDT 2006


I have recently discovered a song that speaks directly to the administration about the issues we as GLBT people face as well as numerous other issues facing our country. I realized the power a song can have, even more so than debate sometimes to affect people, and I decided to perform it whenever I can in a live set. I as a wrtier could not have said it better. The song is performed by Pink, with the Indigo Girls, and is called Dear Mr. President.It is on her album, I am not Dead, and you can proabbly get it through ITunes.  As a way of spreading this political message through song, I would encourage all of my peers to take a listen to it, and maybe add it to thier live sets. It may seem like a small thing but who knows what kind of impact it could have. 

Here are the lyrics

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

Freddy Freeman 
Singer Songwriter 
Founder of Bearapalooza
BREAK THE SILENCE - FALL 06 
www.freddyfreeman.com 



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