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 oh as i turn up the collar on my favourite winter coat this wind is blowin 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 willow deeply scarred a broken bottle top and one man s soul they follow the pattern of the wind ya 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 you better look at yourself and make that change with the man in the mirror i ve been a victim of a selfish kind of love it s time that i realize that there are some with no home not a nickel to loan could it be only me pretending that they re not alone a summer s disregard a broken bottle top and a one man s soul they follow each other on the wind ya see cause they got nowhere 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 you better look at yourself and make that oh change with the man in the mirror i m gonna make a change for once in my life