I Am What I Am-Respect/Hannah Jones

I Am What I Am (Definitive Mix) - Various Artists Various Artists Europride Paris '97 I Am What I Am GLORIA GAYNOR 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 damn, till you can say "Hey world, 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 say it's noise, I think it's pretty And so what if I love each feather and each spangle Why not try to see things from a different angle? Your life is a sham till you can shout out loud I am what I am I am what I am, and what I am need no excuses I deal my own deck, sometimes the ace, sometimes the deuces There's one life and there's no return and no deposit One life so it's time to open up your closet Life's not worth a damn till you can say "Hey, world, I am what I am!"