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Artist: Shirley Bassey
Canonical path: /shirley-bassey/i-am-what-i-am
Related lyric paths: 6
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I am what I am
Read I am what I am lyrics by Shirley Bassey on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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I am what I am
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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 dam
Till I can say
Hey, what 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 low
I think it's pretty
And so what if I love each sparkle and each bangle
Why not trying see things from a different angle
Your life is a shame
Till you can say
Hey, what 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
It's one life and there's no return and no deposit
One life so it's time to open up your closet
Your life is a shame
Till I can say
I am what I am
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