Man For Me (Ode To Barack)/Broadway Stands Up For Freedom

Celia Keenan-Bolger sings "Man For Me (Ode To Barack)" by Maddy Wyatt at Broadway Stands Up For Freedom, a concert benefitting NYCLU (New York Civil Liberties Union). 7/16/07.

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Lyrics: (Thanks to all who helped decipher lyrics-even though maddy wyatt's video supplies all of them ;))

mama, i'm in love
i know he's kinda skinny
but i just can't help it
he's preachin' something new

he's callin' every night
and askin' me to fight the fight with him
for freedom
it's a dreamy point of view

he believes in honesty and tax cuts for the poor
and i don't think i'm gonna lack a leader anymore

barack obama
his truth will set you free
barack obama
mama, he's the man for me

the senator from illinois
was once a little boy in honolulu
pomaika i'no, kamaha' o

it's the sunlight on the surf
that showed him what he's really worth
and gave him faith in the audacity of hope

his policy on greehouse gas is
totally the best
his daddy came from kenya
and his mom from the midwest

barack obama
his truth will set you free
barack obama
mama, he's the man for me

mr. lincoln let me curl up
on that momumental lap
can you hear me, i am callin' out to you
you might think a girl from texas would take pride in recognizin'
that the country once again is split in two
but i've been in this red state feelin' blue

ba-ba-ba-ba-bara-bara-barak
oh mama, did you see him
at that podium in springfield
he's got eyes to give a worried woman peace

and we've been stuck inside a lie that brought a nation to it's knees
i think somewhere in those eyes i see a chance
for our release

and you might say we're young and we can't handle what's in store
but isn't it the young we sent to battle to this war

barack obama
his truth will set you free
barack obama
mama, he's the man for me

barack obama
your truth will set you free
barack obama
you're the man for me

reflect your hope on me
project your hope on me

pomaika i'no, kamaha' o

*Comments appreciated*

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[PippinLouis]

I think the last blank lyric is "for our release." There is a new studio recording (sung by Maddy Wyatt, with Celia singing backup and playing tambourine) up on youtube.

[ckbfanatic]

Thanks!

[emily51805]

in the lyrics the first blank is "he is preaching something new," the second is "you might think a girl from texas would take pride in recognizin'"

still can't make out the third one.

[ckbfanatic]

Thanks so much! Haha, I guess I was a little wrong even in attempted stab at guessing.

[lachanciepants]

obama '08, yes we can!

[mollypie10]

love Celia!! sounds great!

[TheBohemianTenor]

@JimmyPopcornDontCare meh, go suck Palin!

[GrassBootsReady]

they were laughing BUT.. it was'nt a joke really.... if you just sit and think for a second........................­. how crazy that he is in there and not "SOME body " else......and you got people hatin on him.. he's got to mess up REAL REAL bad for me to go against him.

[JimmyPopcornDontCare]

Obama, you are such a liar! What a fraud.

[hraban77]

Obama made it.

[loquaciousthe3RD]

heh...I found this song on her myspace.

[fbulaonjr]

Awesome...!

I love how the crowd at first was taken aback it seems by the song and just got really into it feeling your passion and hearing Barack's great Message!

Great job Cecilia! I can feel the Passion in your Voice. You're really Pretty too =D

[FrexspartheGodly]

Aww, I love Celia. Go Obama!

[Basketball80]

Awesome!