I Am What I Am (la Cage Aux Folles) Lyrics - Linda Eder

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 sparkle and each bangle 

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 it'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 shout 

Hey world, I am what I am