I'm gonna make a change for once in my life It's gonna feel real good, gonna make a difference, I'm gonna make it right As I turn up the collar of my favorite winter coat, this wind is blowin' my mind I see the kids in the street without enough to eat Who am I to be blind, pretending not to see their need A summer's disregard, a broken bottomed top, and a one-man tour 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 startin' with the man in the mirror I'm askin' him to change his ways And no message could've been any clearer If you wanna make the world a better place Take a look at yourself and then make a change Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na, uh-huh I've been a victim of a selfish kind of love It's time that I realize There are some with no home, not 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 They follow the pattern of the wind, you know Cause they got nowhere to go, that's why I want you to know I'm startin' with the man in the mirror I'm askin' him to change his ways And no message could've been any clearer If you wanna make the world a better place Take a look at yourself and then make a change I'm startin' with the man in the mirror I'm askin' him to change his ways And no message could've been any clearer If you wanna make the world a better place Take a look at yourself and then make that change I'm startin' with the man in the mirror I'm askin' him to change his ways And no message could've been any clearer If you wanna make the world a better place Take a look at yourself and then make the change Gotta get it right while you got the time Cause when you close your heart, then you close your mind I'm startin' with the man in the mirror I'm askin' him to change his ways And no message could've been any clearer If you wanna make the world a better place Take a look at yourself and then make that change Stand up, stand up, stand up, stand up and love yourself now I'm startin' with the man in the mirror Oh, oh, oh, stand up, stand up and love, you know, you know, you know Change Make that change