I Am What I Am sing and play along

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 word 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 spangle.

Why not try to see things from a diff'rent 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 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,

"Hey, world!

I am what I

am!"