If Mao Could See Me Now - Garland Jeffreys

If Mao could see me now

He’d be rollin' over in his grave

See that I have become a man

That I am no longer a slave

Yes it’s true I once was a child

And I remember all those sleepless nights

Naked orphans runnin' wild

Bathe in the warmth under the streetlights

Hometown boy, he’s makin' good, now he’s takin' a bow

If Mao could see me now

If Mao could see me now

He’d see a smile upon my face

Like a father he’d be so proud

To know I’ve joined the human race

And he would know it wasn’t fake

And he would know it was for real

I got somethin' I can understand

Now show me somethin' I can feel

Hometown boy, he’s makin' good, now he’s takin' a bow

If Mao could see me now

If Mao could see me now

He could see those tender tears

And he would know the hurt and pain

That I’ve been goin' through for years and years

Workin' hard and tryna' be like you

Thinkin' it would set me free

But in my heart I know just what to do

And now I’m gonna' be like, like me

Hometown boy, he’s makin' good, now he’s takin' a bow

If Mao could see me now

If Mao could see me now