lifeblood: songs: lyrics: dear mr. president

na na na
na na na ne na

dear mr. president
come take a walk with me
(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

na na na na
na ne na na na

dear mr. president
were you a lonely boy
(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
(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
um would you

words and music by pink and billy mann
as performed with pink on pink's album "i'm not dead"