When you get what you seek 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 judgement upon you must pass
But the feller whose verdict counts most in your life
He's the one staring back from the glass


Some people might think you're a great sort of chum
And 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 feller to please, never mind all the rest
For he's with you right up to the end
And you pass your most dangerous physical test

If the man in the glass is your friend

Now you may fool the whole world, down the pathway of life

And get slaps on the back as you pass
But your final reward will be heartache and tears
If you cheated the man in the glass


[From his album: “To Whom It May Concern”
Contributed: Marten Busstra 2011]