It Is What It Is
I've been obnoxious, I've been unconscious,
I've been all kinds of things that are hard to spell.
I've been unruly, speaking truly,
I've been so cool I could barely even stand myself.
I've been a monster, without a sponsor,
I've been Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
I've been a goner, I've been a loner,
And when my mixture was right,
And I'm a nice bunch of guys.
I am what I am cause I ain't what I used to be.
Cause it is what it is but it ain't what it used to be.
I've been a mover, I was a shaker,
He had a girlfriend, I tried to snake her.
I been mysterious, I've been delirious,
I been so weird of would've 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 ain't what I used to be.
Cause it is what it is but it ain't 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 don't 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 you'll 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 ain't what I used to be.
Cause it is what it is but it ain't what it used to be.
I am what I am cause I ain't what I used to be.
Cause it is what it is but it ain't what it used to be.
I've been all kinds of things that are hard to spell.
I've been unruly, speaking truly,
I've been so cool I could barely even stand myself.
I've been a monster, without a sponsor,
I've been Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
I've been a goner, I've been a loner,
And when my mixture was right,
And I'm a nice bunch of guys.
I am what I am cause I ain't what I used to be.
Cause it is what it is but it ain't what it used to be.
I've been a mover, I was a shaker,
He had a girlfriend, I tried to snake her.
I been mysterious, I've been delirious,
I been so weird of would've 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 ain't what I used to be.
Cause it is what it is but it ain't 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 don't 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 you'll 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 ain't what I used to be.
Cause it is what it is but it ain't what it used to be.
I am what I am cause I ain't what I used to be.
Cause it is what it is but it ain't what it used to be.
Credits
Writer(s): Turner Stephen Bruton, John Fleming
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Link
Other Album Tracks
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- The Very Best of the Highwaymen
- The Essential Highwaymen
- The Road Goes On Forever (10th Anniversary Edition)
- The Road Goes On Forever
- Highwayman 2
- American Outlaws: Live at Nassau Coliseum, 1990
- Highwayman
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