I Am What I Am

Oh, I am what I am

I am my own special creation

So come, 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

Your life is a sham

Till you can say, "Hey world, I am what I am, am, am"

Oh, I am what I am

I don't want praise, I don't want pity, no

I bang my own drum

Some think it's noise, some think it's pretty

And so what, if I love each feather and each spangle

Why not try to see things from a different angle?

Life's not worth a damn

Till you can shout out loud, "I am what I am"

Oh, I am what I am

And what I am needs no excuses

Oh, I deal my own deck

Sometimes the aces, 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

Till you can shout out loud, "I am what I am, am, am"