When you get what you want in your struggle for self
and the world makes you king for a day,
just go to a mirror and look at yourself,
And see what that man has to say.
For it isn't your father or mother or friend,
whose judgment upon you must pass.
The person whose verdict counts most in your life
is the one staring back from the glass.
He's the one to please, never mind all the rest,
for he's with you clear up to the end,
and you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test
if the man in the glass is your friend.
Some people may think you a straight-shootin' friend
and say you're a wonderful pal,
but the man in the glass says you're only a bum
If you can't look him straight in the face.
You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,
and get pats on the back as you pass,
but your final reward will be heartache and tears
if you've cheated the man in the glass.
~Dale Wimbrow
