Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song If Mao Could See Me Now , by - Garland Jeffreys. Release date: 31.12.1978
Song language: English
If Mao Could See Me Now |
| 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 |