The Girl in the Glass       
When you get what you want in your struggle for self
And the world makes you queen for a day,
Just go to a mirror and look at yourself
And see what that girl has to say.

For it isn't your husband or family or friends
Whose judgment upon you must pass,
The only one’s verdict that counts in you life
Is the one staring back from the glass.

Some people may think your a straight-shootin’ chum
And call you a person of place,
But the gal in the glass says you're only a bum
If you can't look her straight in the face.

She's the one you must please never mind all the rest
For she's with you clear up to the end,
And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the girl in the glass is your friend.

You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years
And get pats on the back as you pass,
But you final reward will be heartaches and tears
If you've cheated the girl in the glass.


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