There once was a kid, looked just like you Everything you did, that kid would do Who do you think that kid could be? It's not you and it's not me It's the Kid in the Mirror Stuck behind the glass Does what you do, no better, no worse Can't do anything unless you do it first Oh, the Kid in the Mirror Knows the way you feel Whenever you're sad, the kid is sad too Smile and the kid'll be smilin' at you Oh, the Kid in the Mirror The kid that looks like you There in the glass, who do you see? Who do you think that kid wants to be? Life is something that you do It's not something that just happens to you You can make the Kid in the Mirror Do anything you please Stick out your tongue, and make funny faces The kid in the mirror would love to swap places Oh, the Kid in the Mirror Wants to be like you Able to be whoever you wanna be No one but you can say who you're gonna be Not even the Kid in the Mirror The kid that looks like you One day the kid looks back, same as before But you see the kid is not one any more Life is short, it goes by fast But of course it always lasts a lifetime See the Kid in the Mirror Lookin' back at you You could be friends for life, might as well make the best of it You're stuck together for all of the rest of it Oh, the Kid in the Mirror Watches what you do Knows everything that you're thinkin' of Might as well treat the kid like somebody you love Oh, the Kid in the Mirror The kid that looks like you The kid that looks like you The kid that looks like you