GLORIA GAYNOR



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 "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 say 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 different angle?

Your life is a sham till you can shout out loud

I am what I am



I am what I am, and what I am need 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 till you can say "Hey, world,

I am what I am