i am what i am
because of what i'm not
i can't go around showin off
the money that i got
just cuz i don't remember ever
runnin' from the cops
doesn't mean i didn't have
struggles to the top
man
i am what i am
just cuz i don't remember ever
runnin' from the cops
doesn't mean i didn't have
struggles to the top
verse 1:
my momma always told me
just be myself
don't ever get stuck
tryna be someone else
there's always gon' be someone
one step ahead of ya
you can try to catch up
but just forget it brah
don't let them change you
into something that you're not
don't be afraid
to show the world what you got
live life like tupac
true right to the end
be true to yourself
your family and your friends
live each day like your last
live life to the fullest
cuz once you've passed
you can't feel all the bullets
so go out hot
i am what i am
because of what im not
chorus
verse 2:
i'm not tryin' to be
the next kanye
but i've met a few heartless
girls in my day
if i had it my way
live life with no regrets
i run on the policy
what you see is what you get
so if u don't like me,
i don't really care
you can critique me
while you're standing over there
and while you're waitin'
don't bother with debatin'
i'm not seeking your approval
i'm not hurt by your hatin'
all i'm sayin'
you can love me or hate me
like wayne said
it won't make me or break me
carefree 'till i die
so ima go out hot
i am what i am
because of what i'm not
chorus
verse 3:
so the bottom line is
take me as i am
i may not be nice to you
but i'll do the best i can
gonna be the best i can be
gonna win the race standing
love me for who i am
not who i can be
so i just grab my pen
and say what i've been feeling
so i can let loose
these thoughts i've been concealing
like, what's the point of life
if you spend it being fake?
how can you appreciate
the friendships that you make?
so i'll just skip the acting
and give you the real me
what a crazy idea
it's got my head reeling
folks i can assure you
that this is the real me
these are the genuine
things i have been feeling
so while i sit here dreaming
of making it to the top
these words just keep flowing
and i can't make em stop
so when you reach the end
of your life go out hot
i am what i am
because of what i'm not
chorus
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