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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Village People
Performer
Jacques Morali
Performer
Horace Ott
Conductor
Victor Willis
Vocals
Alexander Briley
Background Vocals
Richard David Hodo
Background Vocals
Felipe Rose
Bells
Glenn Martin Hughes
Background Vocals
Randy Jones
Background Vocals
A.Carey
Bass Guitar
Erroll Bennett
Congas
Russell Dabney
Drums
Nathaniel Wilkie
Rhodes Piano
Jimmy Lee
Guitar
Beauris Allen Whitehead Jr.
Percussion
Phil Kraus
Percussion
Rodger Lee
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Henri Belolo
Songwriter
Jacques Morali
Songwriter
Phil Hurtt
Composer
Peter Whitehead
Songwriter
Horace Ott
String Arranger
Victor Willis
Vocal Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jacques Morali
Producer
Gerald Block
Engineer
Lyrics
([Bold] = Chorus)
[I am], I am, [what I am], what I am, [what I am], what I am, [I'll be], I'll be
[I am], I am, [what I am], what I am, [for the rights], for the rights, [of man], hey
People have the right to be just who they are
People have the right to share all of their love
People have the right to share just what they give
The right to their free will.
I did not choose the way I am, [I did not choose the way I am],
I said I am what I am, [This is my fellow man]
I did not choose the way I a-a-am, [I did not choose the way I am],
I said I am what I a-a-am, [Please try to understand],
I did not choose the way I a-a-am, [I did not choose the way I am]
I said I am what I a-a-am, [I am just a man],
I was born into this wor-or-orld, [Born into this world],
I said I am what I a-a-am, [I am what I am], hey, alright
Say it, say it y'all
[I am], I am, [what I am], what I am, [what I am], what I am, [I'll be], hey, alright
[I am], I am, [what I am], what I am, [for the rights], for the rights, [of man], listen here
People have the right, regardless of their skin
People have the right to let God's love come in
People have the right to truly be yourfriend
To love is not a sin.
I did not choose the way I am, [I did not choose the way I am],
I said I am what I am, [This is my fellow man]
I did not choose the way I a-a-am, [I did not choose the way I am],
I said I am what I a-a-am, [Please try to understand],
I did not choose the way I a-a-am, [I did not choose the way I am]
I said I am what I a-a-am, [I am just a man],
I was born into this wor-or-orld, [Born into this world],
I said I am what I a-a-am, [I am what I am], hey
Everybody, everybody say it with me y'all
[I am], I am, [what I am], what I am, [what I am], what I am, [I'll be], hey, alright
[I am], what I am, [what I am], what I am, [for the rights], for the rights, [of man], yeah
People have the right to live with who they please
People have the right to live there happily
No one has the right to choose my love for me
I was born free.
I did not choose the way I am, [I did not choose the way I am],
I said I am what I am, [This is my fellow man]
I did not choose the way I a-a-am, [I did not choose the way I am],
I said I am what I a-a-am, [Please try to understand],
I did not choose the way I a-a-am, [I did not choose the way I am]
I said I am what I a-a-am, [I am just a man],
I was born into this wor-or-orld, [Born into this world],
Oh, I am what I a-a-am, [I am what I am], hey
I did not choose the way I am, [I did not choose the way I am],
I said I am what I am, [This is my fellow man]
I did not choose the way I a-a-am, [I did not choose the way I am],
I said I am what I a-a-am, [Please try to understand],
I did not choose the way I a-a-am, [I did not choose the way I am]
I said I am what I a-a-am, [I am just a man],
I did not choose the way I a-a-am, [Born into this world],
Hey, I am what I a-a-am, [I am what I am]
[I did not choose the way I am] - No one chooses the way they are-are
[This is my fellow man] - You've get to love everybody
[I did not choose the way I am] - Everybody was born into this wor-or-orld
[Please try to understand] - Nobody forgives their pa
[I did not choose the way I am] - Na, na, na, I did not choose
[I am just a man] - I'm just a ma-an
[Born into this world] - I am what I am, yeah
[I am what I am] - Everybody, everybody everybody,
[I did not choose the way I am] - I did not choose the way I am
[This is my fellow man] - I'm just a man
[I did not choose the way I am] - I'm just a man you know
[Please try to understand] - Everybody, I'm just a man you know
Writer(s): Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Phillip L Hurtt, Beauris Whitehead
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