Mr. President (feat. Wyclef Jean)

Yeah The First Amendment says Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion Or prohibiting the free exercise thereof Or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press Or the right of the people peaceably to assemble And to petition the Government for a redress of grievances So what I'd like to do Is ask our President a few questions With respect Talk to them now Dear Mr. President, with all due respect Wish we could have a conversation I would take a trip down to your residence And we would talk about the state of the nation Mr. President, I would ask you about the war Really and truly, what is it for? When a I.E.D. make a soldier fall Is he dying for something above us all? Is it all about him at the end of the day Is a pledge of allegiance just something to say I hope not 'cause I love the USA Despite of all the drama we have today Mr. President are you aware? Our flesh and blood is dying over there When the coffins come back, do you care? When only the poor kids die, is it fair? If I could talk to the President Would he pay attention, really listen? If I say something intelligent Would he be willing to change his position? Now it's time, time, time For me to speak my mind, mind, mind Don't get me wrong, I respect the flag But it hurt to see a kid in a body bag He fought for his country with all he had Now he have a family without a dad With a mama crying and the kids are scared 9/11, why were we unprepared? Mr. President, are you aware? Unless you rich, you have poor health care Makes you scream and wanna pull out your hair Discharged from hospitals soon as you get there Mr. President, truth or dare? Terrorists are hiding, and you know where Illegal immigrants are everywhere Is it really their fault, they wanted to come here I respect you, please be clear But talk with me, show the people you care If I could talk to the President Would he pay attention, really listen? If I say something intelligent Would he be willing to change his position? Now it's time, time, time For me to speak my mind, mind, mind The children didn't say What am I to do, I've been waiting near you Tell me something that I just make sense You sent us off to war, please be honest what it's for Does it matter if it's life or death? Yeah I'm not Republican or Democrat I'm independent and I want the facts When are the soldiers coming back? Are we prepared for a terror attack? Late at night I watch CNN It gets so bad, I might stop breathing The Middle East hates us, what's the reason? Mr. President, my heart is bleeding I tuck my kids in every evening Try to teach them to keep believing Hoping my government won't deceive them Tell 'em, touch your goals, you could achieve them Mr. President, I have to know If I die for you, what will I have to show? Will it really and truly help our country grow? I'm waiting for your answer, let me know If I could talk to the President Would he pay attention, really listen? If I say something intelligent Would he be willing to change his position? Now it's time, time, time For me to speak my mind, mind, mind Now it's time, time, time For me to speak my mind, mind, mind Now it's time, time, time For me to speak my mind, mind, mind Now it's time