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
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 see things from a different angle
Your life is a shame
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 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 dam till you can say
Hey world!
I am what I am