When you do things you do just to be yourself

And your friends make you feel like your "King for a Day"

Just go look in the mirror at yourself

And see what that man has to say

For it isn't your father or mother or wife

When judgment you have to pass;

the fellow whose heart counts the most in your life

Is the man staring back from the glass

Some people may think you're a real cool dude

And call you a honest and great guy

But the man in the glass says your only a bum

Because you can't even look him in the eye

He's the fellow to please, never mind all the rest

For he is with you clear up to the end

And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test

If the man in the glass is your very best friend

You may fool the whole world down the pathways of life

And get pats on your back as you pass.

But your final reward will be heartaches and tears

If you've cheated the man in the glass.