I Am Who I Am

[Intro: Maino] (x2) 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 [Verse 1: Maino] 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 [Hook: Maino] (x2) 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 [Verse 2: Maino] 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 [Hook] (x2) [Bridge: Maino] Breakdown I'm not like him And when you here me I don't sound like them [Verse 3: Maino] 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 I don't study other niggas then and try to copy I just stick to being me, it's true they can't stop me [Hook] (x2)