Lyrics of I am what i am

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 take 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 diff'rent 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!"