I am what I am 

I can't help myself 

And if you don't like it 

Get with somebody else 

I'll never change my ways 

It's not a phase 

This is how it is and this is how it's gonna stay 

Because 



I am what I am 

I know what I'm not 

I'm not the type of guy 

That doesn't know how good he's got it 

And I won't back down 

Won't come around 

Saying that I changed cause 

That's not how it's going down 



And I know (I know, I know) 

Wherever I go (I go, I go) 

I know where I stand I am what 

I am Hey! Hey! I am what I am 

Hey! Hey! 



I am what I am 

What can I say? 

I'm gonna be this way 

Right up until my dying day 

Because that's how it goes head to my toes 

And if it doesn't show well I just had to let you know 

Because 



I am what I am 

And nobody else 

And if you've got a problem 

Better take it somewhere else 

Because I can't turn back 

I'm right on track 

And if you think you know 

Well then you better check your facts 

Because 



I know (I know, I know) 

Wherever I go (I go, I go) 

I know where I stand 

I am what I am 

Hey! Hey! 

I am what I am Hey! Hey! 



Oh can't you see 

I'm just being me 

I can't be you 

And I don't want to be 

Don't try to get 

Inside my head 

Cause what you see is what you get 



I am what I am 

I can't help myself 

And if you don't like it 

Get with somebody else 

I'll never change my ways 

It's not a phase 

This is how it is right up until my dying day 



And I know (I know, I know) 

Wherever I go (I go, I go) 

I know where I stand 

I am what I am 

Hey! Hey! I am what I am 

Hey! Hey! I am what I am 

Hey! Hey! I am what I am Hey! Hey!