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[Intro]      
   /        


[Verse]
                                  /                                 
              
Dear Mr. Presi

  
dent,         

      come tak

e a walk with 

me
              
Let's pretend,

             
       we're j

              
ust two people

              
 and,         

             
you're not bet

/
ter than me
                                                                     
              
I'd like to   

           
   ask you som

e questions if

 we can       

 speak honestl

y

[Middle 8]
                                                       
              
What do you fe

              
el when you se

      
e all the     

   homeless on

 the street?
                                                       
          
Who do you pra

     
y for at night

     before yo

u go to sleep?
                                                     
        
What do you fe

el  when you l

ook in the    

 mirror?
              
Are you proud?

 

[Chorus]
                                                /         
        
How do you sle

  
ep while the  

     rest of u

s    cry?
                                               /          
            
How do you dre

         
am when a     

mother has no 

   chance to  

 say goodbye?
                                          /             
   
How do you wal

k with your   

head held    h

igh?
              
Can you even  

           
 look me      

                     
 in the  eye?
              
And tell me wh

             
y

[Break]      
(intro chords)     
   /        


[Verse 2]
                              /                                     
              
Dear Mr. Presi

            
dent    Were y


ou a lonely bo

y?    Are you 

a lonely boy?
              
Are you a lone

              
ly boy?    Are

              
 you a lonely 

                          
boy?
              
How can you   

             
  say? No chil

              
d is left behi

              
nd.        We'

             
re not dumb an

/
d we're not bl

ind.
                                          /             
              
They're all si

              
tting in your 

     
cells     Whil

e you pave the

 road to hell

(Middle 8)
                                                       
              
What kind of  

              
  father would

          
 take his own 

 
    daughter's

     rights aw

ay?
                                                          
              
And what kind 

              
of    father m

          
ight hate his 

     
own    daughte

r     if  she 

were gay?
                                                     
        
I can only ima

gine      what

 the first lad

y         has 

to say?
              
You've come a 

         
long way from 

              
whiskey and co

                                   
caine!

[Chorus]
                                                /         
        
How do you sle

  
ep while the  

     rest of u

s    cry?
                                               /          
            
How do you dre

         
am when a     

mother has no 

   chance to  

 say goodbye?
                                          /             
   
How do you wal

k with your   

head held    h

igh?
              
Can you even  

           
 look me      

                     
 in the  eye?

[Verse]
              
Let me tell yo

              
u bout    hard

           
 work
            
Minimum wage  

          
       with a 

              
baby   on  the

          
 way
              
Let me tell yo

              
u bout        

                
  hard work
              
Rebuilding  yo

            
ur house after

              
 the     bombs

          
 took them awa

   
y
              
Let me tell yo

                                
u bout
             
Building a bed

             
 out of a     

          
  card board b

  
ox
              
Let me tell yo

              
u         bout

           
 hard work,   

       
 hard work
                                                       
              
Hard work,    

      
        You do


n't know nothi

ng bout       

     hard work

,  hard work
        
hard work ,   

   
    Oh!

[Chorus]
             
How do you sle

              
ep            

       
at night?
                            /                           
   
How do you wal

k          wit

h your head he

ld    high?
                            /                                      
           
Dear Mr. Presi


dent,     you'

d never take a

 walk    with 

me
would you?