Written by: Bart Howard
Arranged By: Gordon Jenkins
From the Album: September Of My Years
Label: Reprise Records
Recorded: April 22, 1965
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I've seen that face before, that
face that I see in the mirror
I know that face, I've seen that
face before
I knew that dopey guy when he
didn't know how to tie his tie
He stood right there and he had
hair galore
The man in the looking glass,
who can he be?
The man in the looking glass,
can he possibly be me?
Where's our young Romeo, the lad
who used to sigh?
Who's the middle-aged lothario
with a twinkle in his eye?
He seem so much wiser now, less
lonely but then
Could be he's only pretending
again
Man in the looking glass,
smiling away, how's your sacroiliac today?
Where's your first love affair,
that tragedy d'amour?
The true love you thought would
be the end of you for sure
Man in the looking glass, have
no regrets
The man who's wise never forgets
That life is worth living if
once in a while
You can look in that looking
glass and smile