Today's Sermon

I Am What I Am

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 '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 different 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

~ Jerry Herman, 1931 -