I Am What I Am

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

Till 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 bangle?

Why not

Try to see things from a different angle?

Your life is a sham

Till 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 in 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 say:

"Hey world, I am what I am!"

I am what I am

I am what I am