I am what I am    I am my own special creation.    So come take a look    Give me the hook    Or the ovation.    Its my world that i want to have a little pride in   My world   And its 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 need prasie    I don't need pity.    I bang my own drum    Some think its noise   I think its 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   Hey world, I am what i am.       I am what i am    And what i am needs no excuses   There's one life   And there's no return it, no deposit   One life   So its time to open up your closet   Life's not worth a damn    Til you can shout    Out loud    I am what i am.