"The Man in the Glass"

When you get what you want in your struggle for wealth...And the world makes you king for a day...Then go to the mirror and look at yourself...And see what that man has to say...For it isn't your father or mother or wife...Whose judgment upon you must pass...The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life...Is the guy staring back from the glass...He's the fellow to please, never mind all the rest...For he's with you clear up to the end...And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test...If the guy in the glass is your friend...You may be like Jack Horner and chisel a plum...And think you're a wonderful guy...But the man in the glass says you're only a bum...If you can't look him straight in the eye...You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years...And gets pats on your back as you pass...But your final reward will be heartaches and tears...If you've cheated the guy in the glass.

I thought of Martin when I read this in the paper this morning....