The Man in the Glass

 

and the world makes you king for a day,

You go to the mirror and look at yourself

And see what that guy has to say.

 

It's not your father, your mother your wife

Whose judgment upon you must pass;

The verdict that counts the most in the world

Is the One coming back from the glass.

 

O' the world will say you're a straight shootin' chum

And call you a wonderful guy,

But the One in the mirror says you're a bum

If you don't look me in the eye.

 

He's the one you face, you can forget the rest

You see, he's with you to the end.

And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test

If the One in that glass is your friend.

 

You may fool the world down the pathway of years

And get pats on the back as you pass;

But your final reward will be sorrow and tears

If you've cheated the One in the glass.