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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 take a little pride in,
My world, and it's not a place I have to hide in.
Life's not worth a damn,
'Til 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 think 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 diff'rent angle?
Your life is a sham 'til you can shout out loud
I am what I am!
I am what I am
And what I am needs 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 'til you can say,
"Hey world, I am what I am!"

Last Update: June, 10th 2013

La Cage Aux Folles Lyrics

  1. Act 1
  2. Prelude
  3. We Are What We Are
  4. A Little More Mascara
  5. With Anne On My Arm
  6. With You On My Arm
  7. Song On The Sand (La Da Da Da)
  8. La Cage Aux Folles
  9. I Am What I Am
  10. Act 2
  11. Song On The Sand (Reprise)
  12. Maculinity
  13. Look Over There
  14. Cocktail Counterpoint
  15. The Best Of Times
  16. Look Over There (Reprise)
  17. The Finale

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