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