Down in the dungeon I'm havin' a hard time
I get my love on condition and my Dewar's without lime
Up in the tower you're countin' the fault lines
(I say) I am who I am, whadda you want from me

Long distance warfare from over the phone lines
Terminal airfare, I'm crossin' the red line
Can't tell the diff'rence 'tween a "wait" and a "walk" sign
But you know who I am, whadda you want from me

You preach forgiveness but once in a dog's day
But nobody listens to everything you say
You want the business, have it your own way
But you know who I am, whadda you want from me

I can't see no "maybe"
I can't see at all
I seen through you baby
You wanna have it all, you take me to the wall
Whadda you want from me
(I said) you know who I am, whadda you want
I done what I can, take what you want
I am who I am, whadda you want from me