Mao
I can recall when I saw you
You looked like the crowd behind me
A pistol and automatic rifle
The boy smiling through his teeth
Saluting the flag of your colonizing country
The red, white, and blue of your youth
A perfect, French beret--open hand underneath
Silently protesting the truth
I can see this tragedy--sixty years between--it's easy
How can we stop this
How can we stop this
I wish it could be avoided with love
The pain in our hearts will survive us
If we force it out to our friends
In untoward ways. He'll revive us
They told me how this all ends
But standing in the center, without any clear winner
I'm looking up to find out
I call it off, and accept my fate
Shining light on shadows of doubt
I concede this tragedy
There's however many years between you and me
How can we stop this
How can we stop this
I wish it could be avoided with love
Don't ask if you don't want to hear it
I thought you'd stay--just for a minute
You shut your eyes, and I can see that this wasn't it
I thought you'd stay
How can we stop this
How can we stop this
I wish it could be avoided with love
Autor(es): William Tyler Sowers
