I Am What I Am
I am what I am
Not for you to judge
Regardless of what you say
I'm proud to know
I am what I am
You may think your better
And wanna put me down
But in the end I'll stand up and say it proud
I am what I am
From the blue eyes and the blonde hair
All the way to the Irish land
I am what I am
My ancestors are not all that I am
Yes they play a part of me
But they can never tell me who to be
Cuz I am what I am
I used to take it in
Never sayin a word
Taught to be polite
Taught to ignore the feelings
That were felt inside
Taught to be like everyone around
And never say whats on my mind
But im sick and tired of bein plain old me
I wanna be someone new
I wanna be set free
So I can stand up and say
I'm different and unique
And im proud of it to
I'm here to stand up and shout
I won't change for you
Cuz I am what I am
And that's the truth
We went through many things
But we had to overcome
We couldn't show the pain and sorrow
We had to look as though we were strong
We couldn't break, we had to walk tall
And couldn't risk the chance to let
Someone see us fall
Even though this is my past
It will never be my future
I have learned that it is ok to say
I am what I am
I will never be told different
And if you don't like it
That's up to you
But just know that you can never change me
For I am what I am
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