THE MAN IN THE GLASS

When you've got what you want
in your struggle for self
and the world makes you KING for a day,
just go the mirror and look at yourself,
and see what THAT man has to say.

It isn't your parents or friends or your wife
whose judgement upon you must pass:
the fellow whose verdict counts the most
in your life,
is the one staring back from the glass.

Some people may think
you're a straight-shootin' chum
abd call you a wonderful guy.
But the man in the glass says
you're only a bum
if you can't look him straight in the eye.

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
and difficult test
if the man in the glass is your friend.

You may fool the whole word
down the pathway of years
and get pats on teh back as you pass.
But your final reward will be
heartache and tears
if you've cheated the man in the glass.