ACRÍTICO (The Man in the Mirror)

(isto é, sem críticas e sem defesas, apenas para dizer que este é um dos meus hinos, e composto por quem foi composto, cantado lindamente por quem canta, não é possível ignorar a belíssima mensagem que traz. Se "ele" mudou seus modos, eu não sei. Nem sei se havia algo condenável a mudar. Eu **não** costumo julgar ninguém e sofro do defeito de Alice e Polianna, de ver sempre o melhor das coisas e das pessoas. Assim, apenas leiam e, se puderem, ouçam este hino à consciência do sofrimento alheio):


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 blowing my mind
I see the kids in the streets with not enough to eat
Who am I to be blind
pretending not to see their needs
A summer disregard, a broken bottle top
and a one man soul
They follow each other on the wind ya know
'Cause they got nowhere to go
That's why I want you to know
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
That 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
They follow the pattern of the wind ya see
'Cause they got no place to be
That's why I'm starting with me
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
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
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
You gotta get it right while you got the time
'Cause when you close your heart
you can't close your your mind!
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
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