I Am What I Am

Lyrics

[Intro: Dido] I am what I am I do what I want I am what I am I do what I want [Verse 1: Royce da 5'9"] Yeah, I ain't with the formalities, nigga, my mentality iller I cheated death like a casualty killer They asking me questions like why am I not on reality television I tell 'em niggas that my reality realer I'm just a regular nigga Of above average intelligence with a knack to write raps Then come right back and sell it to niggas You shouldn't waste trying me, time I mean I'm the kind that'll lay you down if your living room And let the iron make irony I ain't gone hit you with the tough talking, y'all get enough of that Usually when a rapper do that shit that's just his luck talking Hold up, if it ain't Crook, Joell or Budden Then oh well, I'm living with more "oh well's" than "what if's" If I don't sell, I don't worry To make a long story short, bitch, I don't tell long stories My mindframe and perspective is on some absurd shit Sometimes I feel like my brain's having sex with the word "it" Fuck it then, shorty, fuck it then Once I pray twice, I sin [Hook: Dido & Royce da 5'9"] Oh, I am what I am This ain't the singly, jingly shit I do what I want But go 'head, baby Oh, I am what I am But go 'head, baby I do what I want [Bridge: Royce da 5'9"] If I, I, I, I decided to sing What would it matter? [Verse 2: Royce da 5'9", Gregory Montgomery] In front of my son I'm a son of a gun Because his granddaddy been swearing at him for being bratty since he been a baby And I condoning it fuck it The same parenting method my daddy used with me I used with him Even he was rough then Long as he know I love him so unconditional that he could even be gay I wouldn't disown him for nothing And all you niggas going "pause, pause", I shoot you in your fucking head I love my mama Can't even give her $500 without her being like "Ryan, you got your own problems" I wish my big brother would just man up and quit copping pleas You an alcoholic, I'm an alcoholic That shit ain't gotta stop you, fool, cause it ain't stopping me (You ain't never gotta worry bout me) You got some kids that I would like to meet I ain't seen you in a while, but I heard you ain't a sight to see (Fuck y'all niggas) We on the same team, why the fuck you fighting me? (Nigga I'm a big man) Greg, we on the same team, why the fuck you fighting me, nigga? [Skit] I Don't fuck with none of y'all niggas no more You Bitch ass puppet bitch [?] [?] a bitch too [?] End of message [Hook: Dido & Royce da 5'9"] Oh, I am what I am This ain't the singly, jingly shit I do what I want But go 'head, baby Oh, I am what I am But go 'head, baby I do what I want [Bridge: Joe Budden] If I, I, I, I decided to sing What would it matter? [Verse 3: Joe Budden] Shorty, you gotta know I notice it all It's looking like you going through a Joe withdrawal Remember I'd be there to cushion shit to slow the fall But now I gotta let a know-it-all know it all I watch from afar thinking "damn it, you ain't grow at all" You so hurt you thinking that I owe it all Can't see how I'm so involved, I just love both of y'all Still you thinking that you got played on that show, ill I'm thinking "bitch", but you got paid on that show, chill Cause what I'm going through is much more real A lot of friction back and forth with my addiction of pills My grandfather 'bout to die, but let me know how he feel Spending some of his last breaths taking me out of his will Trust me, if I could change this selfishness and trade it for selflessness I would just to help this rebelliousness but He don't get that, nah, so I don't want the shit He fighting cancer but I've been busy becoming it He fighting death, I'm fighting life, feeling lifeless If you both live it kills me to write this, I'm like Fuck it then, shorty, fuck it then This type of love should be a sin [Hook: Dido & Royce da 5'9"] Oh, I am what I am This ain't the singly, jingly shit I do what I want But go 'head, baby Oh, I am what I am But go 'head, baby I do what I want