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 streets With not enough to eat Who am I to be blind Pretending not to see their needs? A summer disregard A broken bottle top And a one man soul They follow each other on 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 Take a look at yourself and then make a change I'm starting with the man in the mirror (oh!) I'm asking him to change his ways (oh!) 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 (You gotta get it right, while you got the time) ('Cause when you close your heart) You can't close your, your mind! (Then you close your mind!) I'm starting with the man in the mirror (oh!) I'm asking him to change his ways (oh!) 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 Stand up! Stand up! Stand up! (Make that change!) Stand up and lift yourself now (Man in the mirror) Uhh! Uhh! Uhh! (Make that change!) Stand up! You know it! You know it You know it! You know it (Change) make that change