I am what I am

It takes a lifetime to become the best that we can be We have not the time or the right to judge each other It's one life, and there's no return and no deposit One life, so make sure you like what's in your closet Mm-hmm, ooh, ooh-ooh, yeah Mm-hmm, oh-oh, yeah-yeah, ooh, ooh-ooh 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 sparkle and each bangle? Why not try to see things from a different angle? Your life is a sham, 'til you can shout out, "I am what I am!" (I am what I am) Ooh, ooh, mm, hmm Ooh, ooh, mm, hmm 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 sparkle and each bangle? Why not try to see things from a different angle? Your life is a sham, 'til you can shout out, "I am what I am!" (I am what I am) Ooh, ooh, mm, hmm Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah Mm-mm, hey-hey Ooh, ah 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 that I want to have a little pride in My life and it's not a place I have to hide in Life's not worth a damn, 'til you can shout out, "I am what I am!" I am what I am I am what I am (I am) I am (what I am), I am, I am, I am, I am (I am what I am) I am (I am what I am) I am (I am) I am (what I am) what I am, I