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

'til 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

'til 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

'til 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

'til 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

uh-huh

Ah-ha

do-do-do-do

yes, I am

uh-huh-huh-ha

oh yeah