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 till 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 and see things from a different angle  Your life is a sham till you can say  Hey world 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 my 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 till you can say  Hey world I am what I am  (transcribed by Roman )