"I am what i am"

I am, I am, what I am, what I am, what I am, what I am, I'll be, I'll be 
 I am, I am, what I am, what I am, for the rights, for the rights, of man, hey 
 
 People have the right to be just who they are 
 People have the right to share all of their love 
 People have the right to share just what they give 
 The right to their free will, I did not choose the way I am 
 
 I did not choose the way I am, I said I am what I am, This is my fellow man 
 I did not choose the way I a-a-am, I did not choose the way I am, I said I am what I a-a-am 
 Please try to understand, I did not choose the way I a-a-am, I did not choose the way I am 
 I said I am what I a-a-am, I am just a man, I was born into this wor-or-orld 
 Born into this world, I said I am what I a-a-am, I am what I am, hey, alright 
 
 Say it, say it y'all 
 I am, I am, what I am, what I am, what I am, what I am, I'll be, hey, alright 
 I am, I am, what I am, what I am, for the rights, for the rights, of man, listen here 
 
 People have the right, regardless of their skin 
 People have the right to let God's love come in 
 People have the right to truly be your friend 
 To love is not a sin, I did not choose the way I am 
 
 I did not choose the way I am, I said I am what I am, This is my fellow man 
 I did not choose the way I a-a-am, I did not choose the way I am, I said I am what I a-a-am 
 Please try to understand, I did not choose the way I a-a-am, I did not choose the way I am 
 I said I am what I am, I am just a man, And I was born into this wor-or-orld 
 Born into this world, I said I am what I a-a-am, I am what I am, hey 
 
 Everybody, everybody say it with me y'all 
 I am, I am, what I am, what I am, what I am, what I am, I'll be, hey, alright 
 I am, what I am, what I am, what I am, for the rights, for the rights, of man, yeah 
 
 People have the right to live with who they please 
 People have the right to live there happily 
 No one has the right to choose my love for me 
 I was born free, I did not choose the way I am 
 
 I did not choose the way I am, I said I am what I am, This is my fellow man 
 I did not choose the way I a-a-am, I did not choose the way I am, I said I am what I a-a-am 
 Please try to understand, I did not choose the way I a-a-am, I did not choose the way I am 
 I said I am what I am, I am just a man, I was born into this wor-or-orld 
 Born into this world, Oh, I am what I a-a-am, I am what I am 
 
 I did not choose the way I am, I did not choose the way I am, I said I am what I am 
 This is my fellow man, I did not choose the way I a-a-am, I did not choose the way I am 
 I said I am what I a-a-am, Please try to understand, I did not choose the way I a-a-m 
 I did not choose the way I am, Woh, I said I am what I am, I am just a man 
 I did not choose the way I am, Born into this world, Hey, I said I am what I am 
 I am what I am 
 
 I did not choose the way I am, No one chooses the way they are-are, This is my fellow man 
 You've get to love everybody, I did not choose the way I am, Everybody was born into this wor-or-orld 
 Please try to understand, Nobody forgives their pa, I did not choose the way I am 
 Na, na, na, I did not choose, I am just a ma-an, I'm just a ma-an, Born into this world, I am what I am, yeah 
 I am what I am, Everybody, everybody everybody, I did not choose the way I am 
 I did not choose the way I am, This is my fellow man, I'm just a man 
 I did not choose the way I am, I'm just a man you know, I did not choose the way I am 
 Everybody, I'm just a man you know, Please try to understand [fade]