I am what I am 
I can't help myself 
And if you don't like it 
Get with somebody else 
I'll never change my ways 
It's not a phase 
This is how it is and this is how it's gonna stay 
Because 
I am what I am I know what I'm not 
I'm not the type of guy 
That doesn't know how good he's got it 
And I won't back down  [bad word] around 
Saying that I changed cause 
That's not how it's going down 

And I know (I know, I know) 
Wherever I go (I go, I go) 
I know where I stand 
I am what I am 
Hey! Hey! 
I am what I am 
Hey! Hey! 

I am what I am 
What can I say? 
I'm gonna be this way 
Right up until my dying day 
Because that's how it goes head to my toes 
And if it doesn't show well I just had to let you know 
Because 

I am what I am 
And nobody else 
And if you've got a problem 
Better take it somewhere else 
Because I can't turn back 
I'm right on track 
And if you think you know 
Well then you better check your facts 
Because 

I know (I know, I know) 
Wherever I go (I go, I go) 
I know where I stand 
I am what I am 
Hey! Hey! 
I am what I am 
Hey! Hey! 

Oh can't you see 
I'm just being me 
I can't be you 
And I don't want to be 
Don't try to get 
Inside my head 
Cause what you see is what you get 

I am what I am 
I can't help myself 
And if you don't like it 
Get with somebody else 
I'll never change my ways 
It's not a phase 
This is how it is right up until my dying day 

And I know (I know, I know) 
Wherever I go (I go, I go) 
I know where I stand 
I am what I am 
Hey! Hey! 
I am what I am 
Hey! Hey! 
I am what I am 
Hey! Hey! 
I am what I am 
Hey! Hey!