Mark Levine is an American sociologist who came to China in 2005, after nearly three decades working as a volunteer labor/community organizer in the U.S.

　　After two years in the Huai'an city of Jiangsu Province, Mark Levine moved to Beijing to teach sociology at Minzu University of China.

　　His experience in China inspired him to begin writing American country/folk songs about life in China. The Future's Very Bright Ahead led by the Communist Party of China (CPC) is the 75th of his "musical stories".

　　Levine's songs and books -- Stories from My Chinese Journey (2014) and Singing My China Stories to the World (2021), reflect his extensive travel across China, where he has performed in 16 provinces and lectured at more than 60 Chinese universities.

　　In 2014, he was a recipient of the Chinese Friendship Award, the country's highest award for "foreign experts" who have made outstanding contributions to China's economic and social progress.

　　THE FUTURE'S VERY BRIGHT AHEAD LED BY THE CPC

　　In July of 1921, the CPC was formed

　　Leading protracted struggle, the PRC was born

　　That was in 1949, led by Chairman Mao

　　Who'd be proud of the CPC, seeing the PRC now

　　Throughout its century of growth, the Party's always led

　　Fighting with and for the people, under the flag that's red

　　Against the people's enemies from within and outside the land

　　As Mao said on October 1st, Chinese people 'took a stand'

　　With the founding of the PRC, the struggle did not end

　　But the people and their leaders understood they could not bend

　　The progress that we've seen so far is a miracle and yet

　　We can't rest on our laurels, we must that not forget

　　When theory and practice unify, so much can be achieved

　　And progress can be realized that is so hard to believe

　　We owe this to the teachings of the CPC

　　Which offers hope for everyone, including you and me

　　In the year of 2021, the Party's first century

　　Looking toward the future, what is it we see?

　　I must admit great confidence, it is no mystery

　　The future's very bright ahead, led by the CPC

　　I must admit great confidence, it is no mystery

　　The future's very bright ahead, led by the CPC

　　Led by the CPC.