4 Non Blondes : Dear Mr. President
Lyrics
1. DEAR MR. PRESIDENT
I'm looking outside of my window
The view that I see
Is a child and mama
And the child is begging for money
Tell me why, tell me why
The woman is blind
Is she so broke
The kid's dealing crime
It's such a beautiful city,
But the word is burning it down
I go to my room to turn on the TV
I sit myself down
And I start laughing hard
'Cause this man he's asking for money
He say "if you send me lots of cash
I'll send you stuff to make you rich fast"
It's such a wonderful country
But the man he's burning it down
(Chorus)
Yea yea yea yea yea yea
Yea yea yea yea yea
It's such a wonderful country
But the man he's burning it down
Yea yea yea yea yea yea
Yea yea yea yea yea
And it's burning down
And it's called the US of A
One day I'm going to have lots of money
But I'll have to give it up for this rich society
Oh please Mr. President will you lend me a future
'Cause you'll just get it back
From the little blind woman
With the kid on the corner
And the people full over, doin' crack
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I'm walking outside on a sunny day
With no one around
And I wonder what's wrong
Then I hear this loud piercing siren
Oh my God the bomb has just dropped
And everybody climbed right on top screaming
What a wonderful country
But the man he's burning it down
He's burning it down
(Chorus)
2. SUPERFLY
Here I am and I'm waitin'
On a chance to
Make it right
Every word you say
Makes my heart go bang bang
'Cause it sounds so nice
Well I've been alone
And you've been a fool
Oh baby don't you know that's the golden rule
Well I've been alone
And you've been a fool
Oh baby don't you know that's the way I like it
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Let me take you away
On the wings of my Superfly
Maybe we'll celebrate
All the room in the sky
Heaven knows we'll go boom boom boom
What can I do
To get you in the mood
Baby I give up
I'm so misused
And you're so confused
It's such a drag
Well I've been alone
And you've been a fool
Oh baby don't you know that's the golden rule
Well I've been alone
And you've been a fool
Oh baby don't you know that's the way I like it
(Chorus)
Here I am and I'm waitin'
On a chance to
Make it right
Do I turn you on
Or maybe do I turn you off
Could you just decide
Well I've been alone
And you've been a fool
Oh baby don't you know that's the golden rule
Well I've been alone
And you've been a fool
Oh baby don't you know that's the way I like it
(Chorus)
3. DRIFTING
What a wonderful hesitation
Who would bear to feel sorry for me
Dropped another pill just to calm me
Collapsed to my knees and fell fast into sleep
There I was drifting
Way out into the sunshine
Expecting to crash but I'm tied to a string
Look at me I'm a tangled puppet
I might be a mess but I'm sure can survive
Find myself awake counting sad days
1-2-3 that's too many for me
Dropped another pill just to find me
Reached for my hand but it was already there
Then I started believin'
That I fell out of a tiny raindrop
That lost its way when I decided to roam
Chasing me was a hungry dweller
But I had escaped it by pretending to die
Come follow me you won't expect the illusion
You'll see it's my imagination
Hand me your eyes
I will put them in front of mine
You'll see a little better
You'll see a little better
What a wonderful destination
Where I am now
I can no longer see
Dropped another pill just to kill me
Collapsed to my knees and fell fast into sleep
There I was drifting
Way out into the sunshine
Expecting to crash but I'm tied to a string
Look at me I'm a tangled puppet
I might be a mess but I'm sure can survive
But I had escaped it by pretending to die
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