The song "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson discusses making positive changes in one's life and community. It encourages looking inward at oneself to address issues like selfishness, ignoring poverty and homelessness. Only by starting with internal change can one hope to make the world a better place. The lyrics reflect on victims of lack of love, broken dreams, and those with nowhere to go, motivating the listener to start changing themselves for the better.

1. Man in the Mirror

2. 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
favourite winter coat
This wind is blowing 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?
TENORS
Changin’, once in my life
Feel good, gonna make a
difference, gonna make
it gonna make it right.
Collar, wind blows my
mind.
Kids in the street
Nothing to eat
Who am I to be blind
pretending not to see
their needs?
SOP ALTO BASS

3. A summer’s disregard, a
broken bottle top, and one
man’s soul.
They follow each other on
the wind you know,
Cos they got nowhere to go,
that’s why I want you to
know.
TENORS
Disregard, bottle top,
one man’s soul.
Follow wind you know,
Nowhere, where to go.
SOP ALTO BASS

4. ALL
(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.
Na na na (etc.)

5. I’ve been a victim of a selfish
kind of love
It’s time that I realise that there
are some with no home, not a
nickle to load
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 see
Cos they got no place to be
That’s why I’m starting with me.
TENORS
Victim of selfish love
No home, nickel to
lean, could it be
really me pretending
that they’re not
alone.
Willow scarred,
broken heart,
washed out dream.
Pattern, wind you
see, so I’ll start with
me.
SOP ALTO BASS

6. ALL
(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.
X2 then KEY CHANGE

7. ALL
(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 the
change, you gotta get it right while you’ve got
the time cos when you close your heart then
you close your mind
Na na na (etc.)
Make that change, man in the mirror (etc.)