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Rhythm 10.0
Melody 10.0
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Lyrics 9.8
Vocal 10.0
This song has been reviewed 12 times. Overall score for this song, 10.0.
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Hawk Nelson - Letters To The President Lyrics

Song details
TitleLetters To The President
ArtistHawk Nelson
AlbumLetters to the President (2004) , Track 5
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Song lyrics
When we were younger we used to sit on my porch
And talk smack about girls and professional sports
There's a lot of things I wanted to say
But never got a chance to find a way

(One) take a good look at all of our high schools
This is the first reason that I want to write you
It must be tough when society is messed up
Gotta save money, please don't take it out on us

Do they even know? Do they even know?

If I was brave I'd write a letter to the president
And have him pass it to the leaders of our parliament
But for now I won't say nothing
From all the kids who would stand in my residence
Who see this letter as a statement of our innocence
But for now I won't say nothing

Now that we're older a brand new story unfolds
About God and the laws that we've always been told
And there's a lot of things I wanted to say 
But never got a chance to find a way

Same-sex marriage in a state where they don't care
Murder is wrong but the jail time's not fair
Not to mention date rape, felony and car theft
Brek it down and tell me what we've got left

Do they even know? Do they even know?

If I was brave I'd write a letter to the president
And have him pass it to the leaders of our parliament
But for now I won't say nothing
From all the kids who would stand in my residence
Who see this letter as a statement of our innocence
As for now I'll start with something

Take a good look at Tommy, he's a track star
Good role model, has a chance to go real far
Then the school made a budget-cut
Cut out the track team
Now instead Tommy is a crack head

Same-sex marriage in a state where they don't care
Murder is wrong but the jail time's not fair
Not to mention date rape, felony and car theft
Break it down and tell me what we've got left

If I was brave I'd write a letter to the President 
And have him pass it to the leaders of our parliament
But for now I won't say nothing
From all the kids who would stand in my residence
Who see this letter as a statement of our innocence
As for now I'll start with something
lyrics submitted by sarah
lyrics corrected by jennifer on 23-06-2005




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10-08-2004 23:45poser525 is offline poser525 

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i just bought this CD and letters to the president is totally my new favorite song!! i recommend this cd and song to anyone!!!
18-08-2004 17:36jesusfreak2000 is offline jesusfreak2000 

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yeah this cd tottaly rocks i love it and wish they were touring near where we live
01-10-2004 01:42rockerchick1234 is offline rockerchick1234 

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i LOVE this song....omg and i LOVE THIS BAND!!!! and i just heard of them like...3 days ago...its crazy...they are AWESOME!!!!!
25-02-2005 17:23musiclover450 is offline musiclover450 

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awesome song and awesome band!
28-03-2005 01:11annoybro711 is offline annoybro711 

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yeah its good! but is it christian rock? cus if it is... i might get myself a grudge. definitely. i have this thing against christian rock
03-04-2005 06:04wishful_dreamer is offline wishful_dreamer 

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why???
10-04-2005 20:08k80d23 is offline k80d23 

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rock on. great song, its a good awakening for some people. great band as well.

annoybro - i dont wanna come off as a jerk because i'm not like that, but whats wrong with christian rock?
30-04-2005 19:21jopseth555 is offline jopseth555 

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i luv this song - and Christian rock, too

23-05-2005 02:48annoybro711 is offline annoybro711 

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ehh its pretty much cus i figure 99% of christian rock is right-wing. and i'm a democrat. hells yes.
22-06-2005 23:07Stephanana is offline Stephanana 

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LOVE IT! They rock,one of my favorite bands
18-10-2005 22:14AcousticMe24 is offline AcousticMe24 


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OMG I ABSOULTY AM IN LOVE WITH THIS BAND. their lyrics remind me of Thousand Foot Krutch, which i know theyre friends with. and then for some reason Jason's voice reminds me of Matt Thiessen from Relient K. im odd. but o well. these guys are awesome!
23-11-2005 00:13wicky_chick is offline wicky_chick 

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yeah i know i love their cd im listening to it right now!! did u know if u go to hawk nelson.com u can listen to their cd??
01-07-2006 01:18victoriawebster is offline victoriawebster 

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and WHO said christians can't rock??????? now i can tell my friends that christian musoc isnt always organ music YES
15-03-2007 21:22sweetiepie_111 is offline sweetiepie_111 

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this song has meaningfull lyrics for sure!!
29-03-2007 17:18j5claffey is offline j5claffey 

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"Same-sex marriage in a state where they don't care"..... what does this mean????
29-03-2007 18:15GlassAngel is offline GlassAngel 

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"Same-sex marriage in a state where they don't care
Murder is wrong but the jail time's not fair
Not to mention date rape, felony and car theft
Break it down and tell me what we've got left"

What does this paragraph mean? Are they saying date-rape, felony, and car theft aren't big problems? Or are they saying that people constantly do stupid things, and there's really nothing good left?
31-05-2009 04:28callofcthulhu is offline callofcthulhu 

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Not a bad song in itself, I like it well enough.

As for the "Same-sex marriage paragraph", that's the one thing that ruins this song for me. The paragraph is a short list of things Hawk Nelson considers wrong with the Unites States that the President should fix, which includes gay marriage...alongside date-rape and murder...it is either an unintentional case of unfortunate implications or Hawk Nelson is just very vocal and very dedicated to their beliefs.

Still a good song though, that line excused.


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