The Man In
The Glass
When you get what you want in the struggle for self
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, you wife
Whose judgment upon you will pass,
The verdict that counts the most in the world
Is the one coming back from the glass.
Oh 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 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.