[Verse 1]
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Im gonna make a change for once in my life
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Its gonna feel real good
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Gonna make a difference, gonna make it right
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As I turned up the collar on my favorite winter coat
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This wind is blowin my mind
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I see the kids in the street with not enough to eat
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Who am I to be blind, pretending not to see their needs?
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A summers disregard, a broken bottle top
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And a one mans soul
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They follow each other on the wind, ya know
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‘Cause they got nowhere to go
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Thats why I want you to know
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[Chorus]
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Im starting with the man in the mirror
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Im asking him to change his ways
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And no message could have been any clearer
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If you wanna make the world a better place
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Take a look at yourself and then make a change
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Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na, na-na
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[Verse 2]
~#**************#~
Ive been a victim of a selfish kinda love
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Its time that I realize
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There are some with no home
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Not a nickel to loan
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Could it be really me pretending that theyre not alone?
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A willow deeply scarred, somebodys broken heart
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And a washed-out dream
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They follow the pattern of the wind, ya see
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‘Cause they got no place to be
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Thats why Im starting with me
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[Chorus]
~#**************#~
Im starting with the man in the mirror (Who?)
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Im asking him to change his ways (Who?)
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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
~#**************#~
Im starting with the man in the mirror (Who?)
~#**************#~
Im asking him to change his ways (Who?)
~#**************#~
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 that change
~#**************#~
Im starting with the man in the mirror (Man in the mirror, oh, yeah)
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Im asking him to change his ways (Change his ways)
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(Come on, change)
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And no message could have been any clearer
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[Bridge]
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If you wanna make the world a better place
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Take a look at yourself and then make the change
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You gotta get it right while you got the time
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‘Cause when you close your heart (You cant)
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Then you close your mind (Close your, your mind!)
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[Chorus]
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(That man, that man) Im starting with the man in the mirror
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(That man)
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(Ohh yeah!)
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(That man, that man) Im asking him to change his ways
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(That man, the man, you know, that man)
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(Well Ill change!)
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And no message could have been any clearer
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If you want to make the world a better place
~#**************#~
Take a look at yourself and then make that
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(Take a look at yourself and then make that)
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Change!
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[Outro]
~#**************#~
Hoo, hoo (Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na, na-na), hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo!
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Gonna feel real good (Oh, yeah)
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na, na-na)
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Yeah, yeah, oh no, oh no
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Im gonna make a change
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Its gonna feel real good, shamone (Change)
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Just lift yourself, you know
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Youve got to start with yourself, (Yeah) hoo!
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(Make that change) I gotta make that change today, hoo!
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(Man in the mirror) Youve got to, you got to not pick yourself, brother, hoo! (Yeah)
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You know (Make that change)
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Ive gotta get that man, that man (Man in the mirror)
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Youve got to, you got to move, shamone, shamone
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You got to stand up (Yeah), stand up (Make that change), stand up, stand up and lift yourself now (Man in the mirror)
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Hoo, hoo, hoo! Aaow! (Yeah, make that change)
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Go make that change, shamone (Man in the mirror)
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You know it, you know it, you know it, you know (Change)
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Make that change
