I am what I am, yes, I'm one of the people I scheme and I dream and I try I am what I am, yes, I'm one of the people I'm happy to live 'til I die I'm happy to live 'til I die I can look at the world with the most understanding From my tenement flat on the second landing It's been raining today but I really don't care I've got sun in my heart and a daydream to share Yes, I have I am what I am, yes, I'm one of the people I scheme and I dream and I try I am what I am, yes, I'm one of the people I'm happy to live 'til I die I'm happy to live 'til I die I believe in the end when the roll call's taken We'll be laughing together without hesitation I've been known by some to be a dreamer of sorts But I'll follow the road and I'm happy of course Yes, I am I am what I am, yes, I'm one of the people I scheme and I dream and I try I am what I am, yes I'm one of the people I'm happy to live 'til I die I'm happy to live 'til I die I've been happy, I've been sad Sometimes good, sometimes bad But I am what I am, yes, I'm one of the people I scheme and I dream and I try I am what I am, yes I'm one of the people I'm happy to live 'til I die I'm happy to live 'til I die .... I am what I am, yes, I'm one of the people I am what I am, yes, I'm one of the people