I am what I am
I am my own
Special creation
So come take a look,
Give me the hook
Or the ovation
It's my world
That I want to take a little pride in,
My world,
And it's not a place I have to hide in
Life's not worth a damn,
'Til you can say,
"Hey world, I am what I am"
I am what I am,
I don't want praise,
I don't want pity
I bang my own drum,
Some think it's noise,
I think it's pretty
And so what,
If I love each feather and each spangle,
Why not
Try to see things from a diff'rent angle?
Your life is a sham
'til you can shout out
Loud I am what I am!
I am what I am
And what I am
Needs no excuses
I deal my own deck
Sometimes the ace,
sometimes the deuces
There's one life,
And there's no return and no deposit;
One life,
So it's time to open up your closet
Life's not worth a damn
'til you can say,
"Hey world,
I am what I am!"