I Am What I Am (Rerecorded Extended Version)-Gloria Gaynor

[00:01.59]i am what i am [00:03.57]i am my own special creation [00:07.42]so come take a look [00:10.28]give me the hook or the ovation [00:17.63]it’s my world [00:19.97]that i want to have a little pride in [00:23.85]my world [00:25.66]and it’s not a place i have to hide in [00:29.87]life’s not worth a damn [00:32.37]till you can say [00:35.40]i am what i am [00:52.62]i am what i am [00:55.20]i don’t want praise i don’t want pity [00:59.59]i bang my own drum [01:02.42]some think it’s noise i think it’s pretty [01:06.83]and so what if i love each sparkle and each bangle [01:11.44]why not try to see things from a different angle [01:15.32]your life is a shame [01:17.84]till you can shout out [01:19.93]i am what i am [01:30.07]i am what i am [01:32.34]and what i am needs no excuses [01:36.94]i deal my own deck [01:40.04]sometimes the aces sometimes the deuces [01:44.31]it’s one life and there’s no return and no deposit [01:48.78]one life so it’s time to open up your closet [01:52.52]life’s not worth a damn till you can shout out [01:59.94]i am what i am [02:05.28]i am what i am [02:37.37]i am what i am [03:25.80]i am what i am [03:28.05]and what i am needs no excuses [03:32.77]i deal my own deck sometimes the aces sometimes the deuces [03:40.19]it’s one life and there’s no return and no deposit [03:44.57]one life so it’s time to open up your closet [03:48.44]life’s not worth a damn till you can shout out [03:52.54]i am what i am [04:11.29]oh i am [04:12.91]oh i am [04:16.54]i am, i am, i am good [04:19.93]i am, i am, i am strong [04:21.97]i am, i am, i am worthy [04:28.72]i am, i am, i belong [04:38.81]i am [04:41.97]i am [04:55.83]ooh ooh ooh ooh i am [05:00.72]i am, i am, i am useful [05:05.06]i am, i am, i am true [05:08.65]i am, i am somebody [05:12.67]i am as good as you, ah ha [05:24.28]ah ha, ooh ooh ooh ooh yes i am [05:39.28]doo doo doo doo i am [05:43.31]i am, i am, i am