MAN IN THE GLASS
When you get what you want in your struggle for
self
And the world makes you king for a day,
Just go to the mirror and look at yourself
And see what that man has to say.
For it isn't your father or mother or wife
Whose judgment upon you must pass,
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the one staring back from the glass.
He's the fellow to please - never mind all the
rest,
For he's with you, clear to the end,
And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult
test
If the man in the glass is your friend
You may fool the whole world down the pathway of
years
And get pats on the back as you pass,
But your final reward will be heartache and tears
If you've cheated the man in the glass.
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