I am what I am
I am my own special creation.
So come take a look,
Give me the hook or the ovation.
It's my world that I want to take a little pride in,
My world, and it's not a place I have to hide in.
Life's not worth a damn,
'Til you can say, "Hey world, I am what I am."

I am what I am,
I don't want praise, I don't want pity.
I bang my own drum,
Some think it's noise, I think it's pretty.
And so what, if I love each feather and each spangle,
Why not try to see things from a diff'rent angle?
Your life is a sham 'til you can shout out loud
I am what I am!

I am what I am
And what I am needs no excuses.
I deal my own deck
Sometimes the ace, sometimes the deuces.
There's one life, and there's no return and no deposit;
One life, so it's time to open up your closet.
Life's not worth a damn 'til you can say,
" Hey world, I am what I am!"

Non sono niente.
Non sarò mai niente.
Non posso voler essere niente.
A parte questo,
ho in me tutti i sogni del mondo.

(F. Pessoa)

In sottofondo

Pat Metheny - Offramp


Sul mio comodino

Haruki Murakami - Norwegian wood

Pensiero del giorno

"If you love somebody, set them free"

(Sting)