The Mirror’s Surprised Smile

I walked in with a head full of rain

Came out laughing in the late day sun

The barber's chair felt like a train

Carrying the old me one by one

Then I caught my face in the glass

And the mirror blinked, taking a bath

It wore that look of, well, I'll be

Like it had not expected me

Oh, the mirror's surprise smile

Said I'd been gone a while

But now I'm standing here in style

Like I found my name after a mile

Oh, the mirror's surprised smile

Makes the whole room feel worthwhile

I clung to leaves from yesterday

Watched my shadow learn a brighter tune

Every worry slipped and drifted away

Like dust in a beam of afternoon

Then I caught my face in the glass

And the mirror blinked, taken aback

You wore that look of, well, I'll be

Like if they're not expecting me

Oh, the mirror's surprised smile

Said, I've been gone a while

But now I'm standing here in style

Like I found my lane after a mile

Oh, the mirror's surprise smile

Makes the whole room feel worthwhile

I don't need lightning in the sky

Turn low, I've changed from deep inside

Sometimes a small dream, a brave new life

Can turn a tired heart divine

And all at once I recognize

The spark behind my own two eyes

Oh, the mirror's surprise smile

Said I've been gone a while

But now I'm standing here in style

Like I found my main aftermath

Oh, the mirror's surprise smile

Wakes the whole of the worthwhile

So here's to the cut and the clean new shine

To the quiet joy of feeling fine

At the mirror grinning all the while

Doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo

Doo-doo, doo, doo-doo