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

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
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 think it's noise, I think it's pretty.

And so what, if I love each feather and each spangle
Why not try and 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 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 till you can say
"Hey world, I am what I am".