Change

"Man in the Mirror" - Michael Jackson

I dedicate this to the chaos that's been happening all around us. It's this mind-boggling disaster in Japan these last few days that made me stop long enough to shut the f@$k up about my own problems and just be grateful.

Here's a country that suffered a earth-shattering 9.0 quake, a merciless tsunami, volcanic eruptions, nuclear explosions and radiation exposure. Who in their right mind could prepare for such a disaster? Even with advanced technology, there's no way anyone could overcome the wrath of Mother Nature. When she came down, she came with a vengeance. Watching video after video on You Tube and Facebook only made it even harder to bear because all we could do was watch. This had to just run its course and Japan being the 3rd largest economy, was almost wiped out completely. So, here we are again. Trying to make sense of it all, hoping to put the pieces back together.

I hate the news, but it's times like these that I tune in because it makes me think about all the things we want out of life. So many selfish desires we long for often make us forget just how valuable the necessities we take for granted truly are. It's not until we have little to no choices that we start wishing for such things as food, water, shelter, and help. And this is exactly what I'm going to do.

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 Needs
A Summer's Disregard,
A Broken Bottle Top
And A One Man's 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've
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,
I'm Asking Him To Change
His Ways
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!
(Then You Close Your
Mind!)
That Man, That Man, That
Man, That Man
With That 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 Man
No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If 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)
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!
Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na,
Na Nah
(Oh Yeah!)
Gonna Feel Real Good Now!
Yeah Yeah! Yeah Yeah!
Yeah Yeah!
Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na,
Na Nah
(Ooooh)
Oh No, No No
I'm Gonna Make A Change
It's Gonna Feel Real Good!
Come On!
(Change)
Just Lift Yourself
You Know
You've Got To Stop It.
Yourself!
(Yeah!-Make That Change!)
I've Got To Make That Change,
Today!
Hoo!
(Man In The Mirror)
You Got To
You Got To Not Let Yourself
Brother
Hoo!
(Yeah!-Make That Change!)
You Know-I've Got To Get
That Man, That Man
(Man In The Mirror)
You've Got To
You've Got To Move! Come
On! Come On!
You Got To
Stand Up! Stand Up!
Stand Up!
(Yeah-Make That Change)
Stand Up And Lift
Yourself, Now!
(Man In The Mirror)
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!
Aaow!
(Yeah-Make That Change)
Gonna Make That Change
Come On!
(Man In The Mirror)
You Know It!
You Know It!
You Know It!
You Know
(Change)
Make That Change

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