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