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 face has to say.
For it isn't your father or mother or wife Whose judgment upon you must pass, The person whose verdict counts most in your life Is the one staring back from the glass.
Some people might think you're a straight-shootin' chum And call you a great gal or guy, But the face in the glass says you're only a bum If you can't look it straight in the eye.
That's the one you must please, never mind all the rest, That's the one with you clear to the end, And you know you have passed your most dangerous test, If the face in the glass is your friend.
You may 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 face in the glass.
Scottishlass: 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 face has to say.
For it isn't your father or mother or wife Whose judgment upon you must pass, The person whose verdict counts most in your life Is the one staring back from the glass.
Some people might think you're a straight-shootin' chum And call you a great gal or guy, But the face in the glass says you're only a bum If you can't look it straight in the eye.
That's the one you must please, never mind all the rest, That's the one with you clear to the end, And you know you have passed your most dangerous test, If the face in the glass is your friend.
You may 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 face in the glass.
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And the world makes you king for a day,
Just go to a mirror and look at yourself
And see what that face has to say.
For it isn't your father or mother or wife
Whose judgment upon you must pass,
The person whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the one staring back from the glass.
Some people might think you're a straight-shootin' chum
And call you a great gal or guy,
But the face in the glass says you're only a bum
If you can't look it straight in the eye.
That's the one you must please, never mind all the rest,
That's the one with you clear to the end,
And you know you have passed your most dangerous test,
If the face in the glass is your friend.
You may 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 face in the glass.