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 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