What I am, what I am, what I am could be who you are
Is your pain when you smile cause you built a wall around your heart?
Do the thoughts in your head keep you up cause you feel alone?
And are you strong enough to be yourself?
Papa used to say, "You're just a loser and you're never
Gonna have what it takes." Mama used to say, "All that
Loud music you play ain't gonna get you nowhere." Nah, ah
You gotta be yourself
Nah, ah
You gotta be yourself
If you cried would you hide what you want all the world to know?
And if you believed in love, would you let it show?
Are you in, are you hip, are you cool, do you try too hard?
Or are you strong enough to be yourself?
Wait
Papa used to say, "You're just a loser and you're never gonna have
What it takes." Mama used to say, "All that loud music you play
Ain't gonna get you nowhere." Papa used to say, "You're just a
Loser and you're never gonna have what it takes." Mama used to say
"All that loud music you play ain't gonna get you nowhere." Nah, ah
You gotta be yourself
Nah, ah
You gotta be yourself
Be yourself
Be yourself
If you can't, can't be yourself, what are you living for?
If you can't, can't, oh, be yourself, you're gonna lose it all
If you can't, can't, oh, be yourself, what are you living for?
You're gonna find some day, you've gotta run away
You gotta run, run, run, run away
Papa used to say, "You're just a loser and you're never
Gonna have what it takes." Mama used to say, "All that
Loud music you play ain't gonna get you nowhere." Nah, ah
You gotta be yourself
Nah, ah
You gotta be yourself
Nah, ah
You gotta be yourself
Nah, ah
You gotta be yourself
