Man in the Mirror

I'm gonna make a change,
for once in my life
It's gonna feel real good, gonna make a difference
Gonna make it right...

As I turn up the collar on
my favorite winter coat
This wind is blowin' my mind
I see the kids in the street,
with not enough to eat
Who am I, to be blind
pretending not to see their needs

(uh) A summers disregard
a broken bottle top
And a one man's soul
(uh) They follow each other on the wind you know
'Cause they got nowhere to go
That's why I want you to know

(Men) I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his way
No message could have been any clearer:
(all) if you wanna make the world a better place
take a look at yourself, and make a change

Nananah…

I've been a victim of a selfish kind of love
It's time that I realize
That there are some with no home, not a nickel to loan
Could it be really me, pretending that they're not alone?

(uh) A willow deeply scarred,
somebody's broken heart
(And) a washed out dream
(uh) They follow the pattern of the wind, you see,
'Cause they got no place to be
That's why I´m startin' with me

(Women) I'm starting with the girl in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his way
No message could have been any clearer
(all) if you wanna make the world a better place
take a look at yourself, and make a change

I'm starting with the girl/man in the mirror...
...take a look on yourself, and then make THAT – change!

I'm starting...
...take a look at yourself, and then make a change you've gotta get it right, while you got the time,
‘cause when you close your heart, then you close your – mind!

I'm starting with the girl/man in the mirror...
...take a look on yourself, and then make THAT – change!

Michael Jackson machte den "Man in the Mirror" zum Welthit.

Text und Musik: Glen Ballard / Siedah Garrett, Arr: Axel Christian Schulz