Lyrics:

Ive been obnoxious, Ive been unconscious,
Ive been all kind of things that are hard to spell.
Ive been unruly, speaking truly,
Ive been so cool I couldn't hardly even stand myself.
Ive been a monster, without a sponsor,
Ive been Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Ive been a goner, Ive been a loner,
And when my mixture was right,
Im a nice bunch of guys.

I am what I am cause I aint what I used to be.
'Cause it is what it is but it aint what it used to be.

Ive been a mover, I was a shaker,
He had a girlfriend, I tried to snake her.
I been mysterious, I been delirious,
I been so weird it woulda killed a normal man.
I wanted money, I wanted power,
I want a monument kinda like the Eiffel Tower.
I been lost at sea, I been lost in space,
And when I fall in love I fall all over the place.

I am what I am cause I aint what I used to be. (oooh, yeah)
Cause it is what it is but it aint what it used to be.

Spoken: Well, tell 'em about it

And you can go on forever and make the same mistakes,
Or you can stand up on your hind legs and change your fate.
Go on and do it till you finally see,
What it is that it was that you don't want to be.

Spoken: Walking tall, hoo!

I was an outlaw, I was an in-law,
I was a scapegoat, that was the last straw.
I hit the highway, singin' my way,
But it wound up sounding like 'youll never walk alone'.
I got a story, reflected glory,
Is the way that I been seeing for most of my life.
I heard the laughter, up in the rafters,
But I never ever thought that the joke was on me.

I am what I am cause I aint what I used to be. (Spoken: well, maybe just a little.)
Cause it is what it is but it aint what it used to be.

Yeah, I am what I am cause I aint what I used to be.
Cause it is what it is but it aint what it used to be.