Man In The Mirror

"Man in the Mirror" is a song recorded by Michael Jackson and written and composed by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett. It peaked at number one in the United States when released as the fourth single in January 1988 off his seventh solo album, Bad. It is one of Jackson's most critically acclaimed songs and it was nominated for Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. The song peaked at number 21 in the UK Singles Charts in 1988, but in 2009, following the news of Jackson's death, the song peaked at number two, having re-entered the chart at 11 the previous week as his top song on the singles chart. [1]  It also became the No. 1 single in iTunes downloads in the U.S. and the U.K., [2]  having sold over 1.3 million digital copies in the former alone. [3]

In Joyful Noise Olivia Hill (Keke Palmer) and the choir performed the song.

Lyrics
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 blowin' 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 need A summer's disregard, A broken bottle top And a one man's soul They follow each other on The wind you know 'Cause they got nowhere to go That's why I want you to know

Chorus: 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, na na na, na na, na nah)

I've been a victim of A selfish kind of love It's time that I realize There are some with no home, Not a nickel to loan Could it be... really me, Pretending that they're not alone? A willow deeply scarred, Somebody's broken heart And a washed-out dream (A washed-out dream) They follow the pattern of The wind, you see Cause they got no place to be That's why I'm starting with me Chorus: 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 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 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 that... Change!

I'm starting with the 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 Gotta get it right, while you got the time 'Cause if you close your heart Then you close your...) Mind!

Starting with the man in the mirror (Oh yeah!) I'm asking him to change (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 a change Na na na, na na na, na na, na nah Yeah! (Oh yeah!) Na na na, na na na, na na, na nah I'm gonna make a change For once in my life I'm gonna make a change For once in my life...