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"The Man in the
Glass"
When you get what you want in your struggle for self
And the world makes you king for the day,
Just go
to the mirror and look at yourself
And see what the man has to say.
For it isn't your father or mother or wife
Whose
judgement upon you must pass.
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the one staring back from the glass.
You
may be like Jack Horner and chisel a plum
And think you're a wonderful guy
But the man in the glass says your only
a bum
If you can't look him straight in the eye.
He's the fellow to please---never mind all the rest,
For he's with
you clear to the end.
And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the man in the glass is your friend.
You
may fool the whole world down the pathway of years
And get pats on your back as you pass.
But the final reward will
be heartache and tears
if you've cheated the man in the glass.
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