Dear Mr. Man Lyrics in English Prince
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Dear Mr. Man by Prince from French to English.
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What's wrong with the world today?
What's wrong with the world today?
Things just got to get better
Things just got to get better
Sho' ain't what the leaders say
Sho' ain't what the leaders say
Maybe we should write a letter
Maybe we should write a letter
Dear Mr. Man
Dear Mr. Man
We don't understand
We don't understand
Why poor people keep struggling
Why poor people keep struggling
But you don't lend a helping hand
But you don't lend a helping hand
Matthew 5:5 say
Matthew 5:5 says
The meek shall inherit the earth
The meek shall inherit the earth
We wanna be down that way
We wanna be down that way
But you been tripping since the day of you're birth
But you've been tripping since the day of you're birth
Who said that to kill is a sin
Who said that to kill is a sin
Then started every single war
Then started every single war
That you're people been in?
That you're people been in?
Who said that water
Who said that water
Is a precious commodity
Is a precious commodity
Then dropped a big old black oil slick
Then dropped a big old black oil slick
In the deep blue sea?
In the deep blue sea?
Who told me, Mr. Man
Who told me, Mr. Man
That working round the clock
That working round the clock
Would buy me a big house in the 'hood
Would buy me a big house in the 'hood
With cigarette ads on every block
With cigarette ads on every block
Who told me Mr. Man
Who told me Mr. Man
That I got a right to moan?
That I got a right to moan?
How 'bout this big ol' hole in the ozone?
How 'bout this big ol' hole in the ozone?
What's wrong with the world today
What's wrong with the world today
Things just got to get better
Things just got to get better
Dear Mr. Man, we don't understand
Dear Mr. Man, we don't understand
Maybe we should write a letter
Maybe we should write a letter
Listen, ain't no sense in voting
Listen, ain't no sense in voting
Same song with a different name
Same song with a different name
Might not be in the back of the bus
Might not be in the back of the bus
But it sho' feel just the same
But it sho' feel just the same
Ain't nothin' fair about welfare
Ain't nothin' fair about welfare
Ain't no assistance in AIDS
Ain't no assistance in AIDS
Ain't nothing affirmative about you're actions
Ain't nothing affirmative about you're actions
Till the people get paid
Till the people get paid
You're thousand years are up
You're a thousand years are up
Now you got to share the land
Now you got to share the land
Section one, the fourteenth Amendment says
Section one, the fourteenth Amendment says
No state shall deprive any person
No state shall deprive any person
Of life, liberty, or property
Of life, liberty, or property
Without due process of law
Without due process of law
Mr. Man
Mr. Man
We want to end this letter with 3 words
We want to end this letter with 3 words
'We tired you all!'
'We're tired of you all!'
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