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 have 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

"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 sparkle and each bangle?

Why not try to see things from a different angle?

Your life is a sham till you can shout out

"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

It'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

"I am what I am"[Verse 4]

I am what I am

And what I am needs no excuses

I deal my own deck

Sometimes the ace, sometimes the deuces

It'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

"I am what I am"

I am, I am, I am useful

I am, I am, I am true

I am, I am somebody

I am as good as you, ah ha, ah ha

Ooh ooh ooh ooh, yes I am

Ah ah ah ah, ah I am...