Well, I am what I am
  what I am could be who you are
  Yes, you're pained when you smile
  because you built a wall around your heart
  Do the thoughts in your head keep you up
  cause you feel alone
  And are you strong enough to be yourself
  
  Papa used to say you're just a loser
  and you're never gonna have what it takes
  Mama used to say all that loud music you play
  ain't gonna get you nowhere
  
  You gotta be yourself
  You gotta be yourself
  
  If you cried would you hide
  would you want all the world to know
  And if you believed in love
  would you let it show
  How you win
  How you hate
  Are you cool
  Do you try too hard
  or are you strong enough to be yourself
  
  Papa used to say you're just a loser
  and you're never gonna have what it takes
  Mama used to say all that loud music you play
  ain't gonna get you nowhere
  Papa used to say you're just a loser
  and you're never gonna have what it takes
  Mama used to say all that loud music you play
  ain't gonna get you nowhere
  
  You gotta be yourself
  You gotta be yourself
  
  If you can't, can't be yourself
  what are you living for
  If you can't, can't be yourself
  you're gonna lose it all
  If you can't, can't be yourself
  what are you living for
  You're gonna find someday
  you're gotta run away
  you gotta run, run, run away
  
  Papa used to say you're just a loser
  and you're never gonna have what it takes
  Mama used to say all that loud music you play
  ain't gonna get you nowhere
  
  You gotta be yourself
  You gotta be yourself
  You gotta be yourself