WHEN YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT IN YOUR STRUGGLE FOR SELF
AND THE WORLD LETS YOU RULE FOR A DAY,
THEN GO TO THE MIRROR AND LOOK AT YOURSELF,
AND SEE WHAT THE MIRROR HAS TO SAY.

FOR IT ISN'T YOUR MOTHER, OR FATHER, OR LOVER
WHOSE JUDGEMENT UPON YOU MUST PASS.
THE PERSON WHOSE VERDICT COUNTS MOST IN YOUR LIFE
IS THE ONE LOOKING BACK FROM THE GLASS.

THAT'S THE PERSON TO PLEASE, NEVER MIND ALL THE REST.
THAT ONE'S WITH YOU CLEAR TO THE END.
YOU'VE PASSED YOUR MOST DANGEROUS, DIFFICULT TEST
IF THE ONE IN THE GLASS IS YOUR FRIEND.

YOU MAY BE LIKE JACK HORNER AND CHISEL A PLUM,
AND THINK YOU'RE A WONDERFUL SPY.
BUT THE ONE IN THE GLASS SAYS YOU'RE ONLY A BUM,
IF YOU CAN'T LOOK 'EM STRAIGHT IN THE EYE.

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 HEARTACHES AND TEARS,
IF YOU'VE CHEATED THE ONE IN THE GLASS.