Dear Mr.President
P!nk ft. Indigo Girls Lyrics

Dear Mr. President I
The singer addresses the President and initiates a conversation.

Come take a walk with me
The singer invites the President to walk with her and have an honest conversation.

Let's pretend we're just two people and
The singer suggests that they forget about their positions and just have a regular conversation.

You're not better than me
The artist asserts that the President is not superior to her.

I'd like to ask you some questions if we can speak honestly
The artist expresses a desire to ask the President some questions if they can speak freely.

What do you feel when you see all the homeless on the street?
The singer asks the President how he feels when he sees the homeless people on the streets.

Who do you pray for at night before you go to sleep?
The singer asks the President who he prays for before going to bed at night.

What do you feel when you look in the mirror?
The artist asks the President how he feels when he looks at himself in the mirror.

Are you proud?
The artist asks the President if he is proud of his actions and decisions.

How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?
The artist questions how the President can sleep soundly while the rest of the people are suffering and crying.

How do you dream when a mother has no chance to say goodbye?
The singer questions how the President can have peaceful dreams when a mother is not able to say goodbye to her child.

How do you walk with your head held high?
The artist questions how the President can walk confidently and proudly knowing that people are suffering under his leadership.

Can you even look me in the eye
The singer challenges the President's ability to look her in the eye and answer her questions truthfully.

And tell me why?
The singer asks the President to explain his actions and decisions.

Were you a lonely boy?
The singer asks the President if he was a lonely child.

Are you a lonely boy?
The artist repeats the question, emphasizing the importance of the answer.

Are you a lonely boy?
The artist repeats the question again, perhaps suggesting that the President's personal experiences may be shaping his policies.

How can you say
The singer questions the President's statement or position.

No child is left behind?
The singer questions the President's policy of leaving no child behind, which may not reflect the reality of some children's situations.

We're not dumb, and we're not blind
The artist asserts that the people are not ignorant and can see through the President's words and actions.

They're all sitting in your cells
The artist suggests that the President's policies have resulted in people being imprisoned or detained.

While you pave the road to hell
The artist suggests that the President's policies are leading the country towards destruction or disaster.

What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away?
The singer questions the morality and compassion of a father who would deprive his own daughter of her rights or freedom.

And what kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?
The artist questions the compassion and understanding of a father who would hate his own daughter based on her sexual orientation.

I can only imagine what the first lady has to say
The singer suggests that the President's wife may have her own thoughts or opinions on his policies and actions.

You've come a long way from whiskey and cocaine
The singer suggests that the President has overcome personal struggles but may still be making questionable decisions.

Let me tell you 'bout hard work
The singer shifts the focus to her own experiences and the struggles of the ordinary people.

Minimum wage with a baby on the way
The artist describes the challenges of living on minimum wage while also expecting a baby.

Rebuilding your house after the bombs took them away
The artist describes the devastation of war and the struggle to rebuild one's home and life afterwards.

Building a bed out of a cardboard box
The singer describes the extreme poverty that may force people to build their beds out of cardboard boxes.

Hard work
The singer emphasizes the value of hard work.

Hard work
The artist repeats the phrase for emphasis.

Hard work
The artist repeats the phrase again to further emphasize the value of hard work.

You don't know nothing 'bout hard work
The artist challenges the President's understanding and experience of hard work.

Hard work
The singer repeats the phrase to signal the end of the previous section and to emphasize the theme of hard work.

Hard work
The artist repeats the phrase to further emphasize the theme of hard work.

Oh
The singer adds a small interjection that expresses emotion or emphasis.

How do you sleep at night?
The singer repeats the question from earlier to express her disbelief or outrage at the President's actions and decisions.

How do you walk with your head held high?
The singer repeats the question from earlier to express her disbelief or outrage at the President's actions and decisions.

Dear Mr. President
The artist addresses the President again.

You'd never take a walk with me
The artist acknowledges the unlikelihood of the President accepting her invitation to walk and talk.

Would you?
The singer asks the President a rhetorical question to emphasize that he is unlikely to be willing to listen or have an honest conversation.