written by siedah garrett and glen ballard.i'm gonna make a change,for once im my lifeit's gonna feel real good,gonna make a diferencegonna make it right...as i, turn up the collar onmy favorite winter coatthis wind is blowing my mindi see the kids in the streets,with not enought to eatwho am i to be blind?pretending not to see their needsa summer disregard,a broken bottle topand a one man soulthey follow each other on the wind ya' know'cause they got nowhere to gothat's why i want you to knowi'm starting with the man in the mirrori'm asking him to change his waysand no message could have been any clearerif you wanna make the world a better place(if you wanna make the world a better place)take a look at yourself, and then make a change(take a look at yourself, and then make a change)(na na na, na na na, na na, na nah)i've been a victim of a selfish kind of loveit's time that i realizethat there are some with no home, not a nickel to loancould it be really me, pretending that they're not alone?a willow deeply scarred, somebody's broken heartand a washed-out dream(washed-out dream)they follow the pattern of the wind ya' see'cause they got no place to bethat's why i'm starting with me(starting with me!)i'm starting with the man in the mirror(ooh!)i'm asking him to change his ways(ooh!)and no message could have been any clearerif you wanna make the world a better place(if you wanna make the world a better place)take a look at yourself, and then make a change(take a look at yourself, and then make a change)i'm starting with the man in the mirror(ooh!)i'm asking him to change his ways(change his ways - ooh!)and no message could have been any clearerif you wanna make the world a better placetake a look at yourself and then make that..(take a look at yourself and then make that..)change!i'm starting with the man in the mirror(man in the mirror - oh yeah!)i'm asking him to change his ways(better change!)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 got the time)('cause when you close your heart)you can't close your... your mind!(then you close your... mind!)that man, that man, that man, that manwith the man in the mirror(man in the mirror, oh yeah!)that man, that man, that man,i'm asking him to change his ways(better change!)you know... that manno message could have been any clearerif you wanna make the world a better place(if you wanna make the world a better place)take a look at yourself and then make the change(take a look at yourself and then make the change)hoo! hoo! hoo! hoo! hoo!na na na, na na