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, '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 feather and each spangle,
Why not try and see things from a diff'rent angel
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, I am, I am useful, I am, I am, I am true.
I am, I am somebody. I am as good as new. Yes I am what I am