Music Video
Music Video
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Butler
Performer
John Butler Trio
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Butler
Composer
Lyrics
I am what I am and I am strong
'Cause I got my land and I got my song
I am what I am and I belong
'Cause I got my land and I got my song
Tell you a story about a girl named Kimberly
Who all the cowboys wanted 'cause she was wild and free
But now there's fussing and there's fighting, we all taking sides
While the cowboys are playing their old game of conquer and divide
You see, Kimberly was special, a rare and wild soul
Nearly every man who met her, their hearts she always stole
But there are always those exceptions of the cold and callous kind
That wanted just her body and leave a mess for us behind
Now the prince of the cowboys, his name was Barnett
He wanted to leave his mark, you know, so we did not forget
So he said, mine, mine, mine, all for me
It's great to be a cowboy in the Wild West, roaming free
And so he brandished all his bullets, he put a gun right to our head
Said, I'm giving you all a choice now, you're either with me or you're dead
You know I got to have this Kim, I can't get her off my mind
And I ain't gonna stop until she's mine, mine
Where do I stand?
Got this hole in my heart and a line drawn in the sand
It's all gray
There ain't no black and whites, so who am I to say?
I said yes I am, I am, and I am strong
'Cause I got my land and I got my song
Yes I am, I am, and I am strong
'Cause I got my land and I got my song
Now, it's come to a showdown and It's all push and pull
Got those lawyers having a field day while the cowboys are funding schools
I guess it boils down to how you see it, do you see Kimberly?
Or just another God damn hole in the ground, just another opportunity?
Oh where do I stand?
Got this hole in my heart and a line drawn in the sand
It's all gray
There ain't no black and whites, so who am I to say?
You are wrong
But you never know what you got until it's gone
And one day
The little people will ask what you did and what we will you say?
I said yes I am, I am, and I am strong
'Cause I got my land and I got my song
Yes I am, I am, and I belong
'Cause I got my land and I got my song
Yes I am, I am, and I am strong
'Cause I got my land and I got my song
Oh, I am, I am, and I am strong
'Cause I got my land and I got my song
Got my song
I can hear Patty saying
Written by: John Butler