The Highwaymen: It Is What It Is

Ive been obnoxious, Ive been unconscious,
Ive been all kinds of things that are hard to spell.
Ive been unruly, speaking truly,
Ive been so cool I could barely 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,
And 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, Ive been delirious,
I been so weird of wouldve killed a normal man.
I wanted money, I wanted power,
I want 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.
Cause it is what it is but it aint what it used to be.

And you can go on forever and make the same mistakes,
Or stand up on your hind legs and change your face.
Go on and do it till you finally see,
What it is that it was that you dont want to be.

''Spoken:'' Walking tall

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 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.
Cause it is what it is but it aint what it used to be.

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.