I Am What I Am

"Friends seen an` unseen...to you that are ridin` along In your automobile...to you that are sitting at you table I greet you with the holy word `Peace`... For with my infinite mind I thinks constructively... And I`m able to draw whatsaever I want into my immediate Surroundin`...for yo` minds are my mind And my mind is yo` mind and I`m sendin` out My mind to you, you, an` you... You`ve got to remain to bein` yourself...you cannot be Nobody else, it ain`t no use tryin` bein` no whirlwind An` uh, jumpin` here an` an` playin` checkers with Your own life, that ain`t gonna work, baby... Now repeat these words behind me: `I am what I am`...now that`s all you are... You are what you believe you are...stretch out So many of you all in Radioland, you`re not stretchin` out... But I want to say one thing to you today...it makes no Differen` who you are, what you`re doin`, what you`re Tryin` to do or want to do, repeat these words `I am what I am and that`s all I am...is what I am`... That`s all I, look, that, that`s all I am is what I am...and I`m it Make no differen` whether it`s in the mornin`, The evenin`, or in the night time... Hair breakin` out, bald headed...it`s the same thing... You are what you believe you are `Cause some of you all are sittin` there right now, Amen, an` tell if you had a necktie on yo`, on now, right now, A whirlwind would come along an` choke you to death, That`s how bad luck some of you all in... Some of you all in such a bad luck right now That you couldn`t hit a barn with a baseball bat... Some of you all in such a bad luck right now, amen, If you was to sit down by-a-by-men, by a pond, amen, Somethin` would come up an` stick ya` You just in that bad a` luck... I am what I am...now repeat this behind me: `I am what I am and that is all I am and I am it`... Yes, I know what you`re sayin`...stretch out...oh, yes...stretch out" --- I Am What I Am - Adrian Belew