When You Are Who You Are Lyrics - Pieces Of A Man - Gil Scott-heron

You always go out of your way to impress me 

Don't you know by now, ain't no need to impress me 

I'm impressed every time you smile 

When I feel like you mean to smile 

You can be so very beautiful 

When you are who you are 

Every morning when you wake up you put on a new disguise 

How long did you long did you think it would take me to realize? 

Girl, the things you wore ain't real 

You never tell me just how you feel 

Girl you can be so very beautiful 

When you are who you are 

People never seem to want to be themselves 

So they end up running in circles confused 

Yeah, confused 

Just like everyone else 

Every morning when you wake up you put on a new disguise 

Just how long did you think it would take me to realize 

That the things you wore ain't real 

You never just how you feel 

When you could be so very beautiful 

When you are who you are 

Yeah, when you are who you are, yeah 

Oh, when you are who you are, yeah 

When you are who you are, yeah 

When you are who you are 

Get it, get it, get it, get it, get it, get it, get it 

When you are who you are, yeah 

Oh when you are who you are, yeah 

Oh when you are who you are, yeah 

Oh when you are who you are