Maino - I Am Who I Am lyrics

Yeah, I was born me, So I'mma be me
Tryna be another man I really can't be
So I'mma do me, yeah I'mma do me
And this ain't nothing made up
This is just me

So what I ain't smooth like that
Or cool like that
I'm not Soulja Boy, don't really want swag
I'm my own man, I am what I am
The realest nigga here
That's exactly who I am
I don't rap like Hov, or act like Hov
Guess what baby girl, I can't be Hov
I can only be the person that my Mother made
This is what it is
I ain't tryna be another way
I'mma say it loud
I'm proud to be my own self
When you see me now
I'm tryna build my own wealth
I done put it down, practically with no help
Going for that crown, do it for my own self
Cause I am who I am, I am what I am
You ain't got to love me but I am who I am
The game don't know what
The streets understand
I'm not afraid to be just exactly who I am

Cause I am who I am
This is what you getting from me
I'mma stand out
Cause all these niggas different from me
I'mma keep it real
What was you expecting from me
I don't do what Jay do
Never get it twisted homie
I'mma hustle hard, do it all day
Try to tell 'em though, I can't be Kanye
I'mma soldier on deck if you want me
Got the truth in depth if you call me
I'm a visionary, fuck the penitentiary
Came up from a hood that's legendary
What you see is what you get, no imaginary
The first coming up from my self
Never second guess me

Breakdown i'm not like him
And when you here me
I don't sound like them

I ain't begging for acceptance
Either you accept it
You ain't gotta love me
But you niggas going to respect it
Look into my soul, see a spirit of a true man
This if for my fans who love
Me just for who I am
This is who I am, the way God designed me
I does what I do, ain't as lyrical as Kweli