Michael Jackson Follow

©1987 -- Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett. All rights reserved. Used by permission. (ASCAP T-Code 430381769)

The 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,
The spring is blowin’ my mind.
I see the kids in the street
With not enough to eat.
Who am I to be blind
Pretending to not to see them need?

A soul-less disregard,
A broken bottle top,
And one man’s soul.
They follow each other
On the wind, ya know,
‘Cause they got nowhere to go.

That’s why I want ya to know:

I’m starting with the man in the mirror.
I’m asking if he’ll change his ways.
And no message could have been any clearer:

“If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change.”

I’ve been a victim of
A selfish kind of love.
It’s time that I realize –
There are some with no home,
Not a nickel to loan
Could it be really me
Pretending that they're not alone?

A widow deeply scarred,
Somebody’s broken heart,
And a washed-out dream.
They follow the pattern
Of the way you see.
‘Cause they got no place to be.
That’s why I’m starting with me:

CHORUS:
I’m starting with the man in the mirror
I’m asking if he’ll change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer:

If you want to make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself, then make a change.

I’m starting with the man in the mirror.
I’m asking if he’ll change his ways.
And no message could have been any clearer:

If you want to make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and make that – change.

I’m starting with the man in the mirror.
I’m asking if he’ll change his ways.
And no message could have been any clearer:

If you want to make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and make the change.
You 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 man in the mirror.
I’m asking if he’ll change his ways.
And no message could have been any clearer:

If you want to make the world a better place,
Take a look at yourself and then make a – change.

AND REPEAT

I’m gonna make a change.
It’s gonna feel real good.

VAMP TO FADE AND END.