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 Won't come 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