I Am What I Am

"I Am What I Am"
By: Dustin "lyrikaldisaster" Kagawa

<i>I am what I am...</i>
I've seen the darkness
I've seen the light
I've seen my sharpness
...and my insight
I am not rich
nor in a better place
for its in this ditch
that I have found your grace...
<i>I am what I am...</i>
always stay true
never back down
keep my faith in you
feet on solid ground
so I may see both ways
I have bad vision
so I may concentrate and not go astray
...on this path I am givin'
<i>I am what I am...</i>
I have hustled
I have stole
so my brain muscle
could grow bold
I have seen the streets
but never truly played in them
gotten into beefs
but by your grace I have never stayed in them
<i>I am what I am...</i>
I am not a player
nor a pimp
nor do i savor the flavor
of the shrimp
for I am humble
yet I am bold
let the story uncrumble
and let it be told
<i>I am what I am...</i>
I've smoked weed
I've popped pills
but each breath I breathe
it reveals
I've seen both sides
of the mirror
so with eyes wide
I can see clearer
<i>I am what I am...</i>
I think at night
and can not sleep
because I'm filled with insight
that runs deep
So I'm not out all night
I have a health sometimes weak
...yet just enough to fight
to keep me on my feet
<i>I am what I am...</i>
it is me you've accepted
and asked not for change
for my life's not perfected
in a constant rearrange
it is this you know
and its this you embrace
to help build my soul
...a ladder to your place
<i>I am what I am...</i>
you have always been there
by my side
it's me you prepared
for life's ride
all things I can not bare
...is because of my pride
and everything you've shared
is what helps me to survive...