I Am What I Am (From "La Cage Aux Folles")

I Am What I Am - Times Square Singers

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 take 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 diff'rent 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 "