Slim Dusty - Man in the Glass lyrics

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When you get what you seek in your struggle for self

And the world makes you king for a day

Just go to the mirror and look at yourself

And see what that man has to say

For it isnt your father or mother or wife

Whose judgement upon you must pass

But the feller whose verdict counts most in your life

Hes the one staring back from the glass

Some people might think youre a great sort of chum

And call you a wonderful guy

But the man in the glass says youre only a bum

If you cant look him straight in the eye

Hes the feller to please, never mind all the rest

For hes with you right up to the end

And you pass your most dangerous physical test

If the man in the glass is your friend

Now you may fool the whole world, down the pathway of life

And get slaps on the back as you pass

But your final reward will be heartache and tears

If you cheated the man in the glass

[From his album: To Whom It May Concern

Contributed: Marten Busstra 2011]