Lyrics: Glen Ballard/Siedah Garrett
Music: Glen Ballard/Siedah Garrett
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
This wind is blowing my mind
I see the kids in the street
With not enough to eat
Who am I to be blind
Pretending not to see their needs?
A summer's disregard
A broken bottle top
And a one man's soul
They follow each other on the wind you know
'Cause they got nowhere to go
That's why I want you to know
I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to 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'm gonna make that change
I've been a victim of
A selfish kind of love
It's time that I realize
That there are some with no home
Without a nickel to loan
Could it be really me
Pretending that they're not alone?
A willow deeply scarred
Somebody's broken heart
And a washed-out dream
(Washed-out dream)
They follow the pattern of the wind
You see
'Cause they got no place to be
That's why I'm starting with me
I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to 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'm starting with the man in the mirror
And I'm asking him to change his ways
No message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
If you wanna make the world a better place
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and just make that change
I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
No message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make that change
You gotta get it right
While you got the time
'Cause when you close your heart
You close your mind
Na na na, na na na na na
Gonna make that change
Make that change
Na na na, na na na na na
I'm looking, l'm looking
Man in the mirror
Make that change