Song: I Am What I Am ~~ 1983 ~~ 4:01
Artist: Gloria Gaynor
LP/CD: I Am Gloria Gaynor ~~ Polydor ~~ 1984
Composer: J. Herman

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 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 bauble and each bangle
Why not try to see things from a different angle
Your life is a sham till you can shout out
I am what I am

I am what I am
And what I am needs no excuses
I deal my own deck
Some times the ace, some times the deuces

It’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 till you can shout out
I am what I am
I am what I am

I am what I am
And what I am needs no excuses
I deal my own deck
Some times the ace, some times the deuces

It’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 till you can shout out
I am what I am

Ooh, I am
Ooh, I am
I am, I am, I am good
I am, I am, I am strong
I am, I am, I am worthy
I am, I am, I belong
Ooh

I am
I am
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, I am
I am, I am, I am useful
I am, I am, I am proof
I am, I am, I am somebody
I am as good as you, uh-huh

Uh-huh
Ooh., ooh, ooh, ooh
Yes, I am
Uh, uh, uh, uh
I am

Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, I am

Transcribed by: Char Star
Uploaded on: September 2, 1999