great weekend... depressing ending

I had a great weekend with friends. Melissa came to visit and stay a few nights. Every time we're together, it seems like we've never been apart. I think that's a sign of true friendship.

We finished the weekend by seeing Stop-Loss, the new MTV Films movie. it was.... incredible. It was engaging, sad, funny, depressing, and overall a mind-fuck. they personalized the war, which is just painful to think about. check out the trailer...then go see the movie:

After everyone left, I cleaned my apartment and settled down on the couch to watch my stories. Yes, I'm an 80yr old woman and refer to my tv shows as 'my stories'. I just finished the 4th season of The L Word. You should check it out sometime. Anyways, the point of the story: One of the characters in the show is a solider who is being redeployed to Iraq. damn. i couldn't escape this story all day! 

during the final scene of the episode (which happened to be the season finale), the song they played caught my attention. i like a lot of the music they play in the series, and usually the songs at the end of the episodes catch my attention. they're usually upbeat, fun, and fast. i never listen to the lyrics, especially if there is character dialogue over top the music bed. but today was incredibly different. i couldn't stop concentrating on the words of the song.

i was worried i wouldn't be able to find the song. most of the music the show uses are from smaller 'indie' bands. i didn't think the iTunes store would have what i was looking for. after a quick google search i found the artist. much to my surprise, it was Pink. the song is called Dr. Mr. President. Watch her sing it live and read the lyrics below:

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

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
Would you