[ti:i am what i am]
[ar:gloria gaynor]
[00:01.629]i  am  what  i  am
[00:03.192]i  am  my  own  special  creation
[00:07.629]so  come  take  a  look
[00:10.442]give  me  the  hook  or  the  ovation
[00:15.64]it's  my  world
[00:18.630]that  i  want  to  have  a  little  pride  in
[00:22.05]my  world
[00:25.693]and  it's  not  a  place  i  have  to  hide  in
[00:30.130]life's  not  worth  a  damn
[00:32.563]till  you  can  say
[00:34.881]i  am  what  i  am
[00:45.256]i  am  what  i  am
[00:47.819]i  don't  want  praise  i  don't  want  pity
[00:52.381]i  bang  my  own  drum
[00:55.131]some  think  it's  noise  i  think  it's  pretty
[00:59.819]and  so  what  if  i  love  each  sparkle  and  each  bangle
[01:03.253]why  not  try  to  see  things  from  a  different  angle
[01:08.07]your  life  is  a  shame
[01:10.132]till  you  can  shout  out
[01:12.258]i  am  what  i  am
[01:22.758]i  am  what  i  am
[01:25.321]and  what  i  am  needs  no  excuses
[01:29.946]i  deal  my  own  deck
[01:32.633]sometimes  the  aces  sometimes  the  deuces
[01:37.258]it's  one  life  and  there's  no  return  and  no  deposit
[01:41.633]one  life  so  it's  time  to  open  up  your  closet
[01:45.446]life's  not  worth  a  damn  till  you  can  shout  out
[01:50.09]i  am  what  i  am
[02:15.276]i  am  what  i  am
[02:17.588]and  what  i  am  needs  no  excuses
[02:22.526]i  deal  my  own  deck  sometimes  the  aces  sometimes  the  deuces
[02:29.838]it's  one  life  and  there's  no  return  and  no  deposit
[02:33.901]one  life  so  it's  time  to  open  up  your  closet
[02:38.89]life's  not  worth  a  damn  till  you  can  shout  out
[02:42.527]i  am  what  i  am