Broadway Cast of La Cage aux Folles - I Am What I Am

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 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
'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 aces, 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."