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

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 spangle

Why not

Try to see things

From a different angle

Your life is a sham

'Til 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 ace

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 damn

'Til you can say

Hey world

I am

What

I am