I grew up on the edge of a cornfield
At the end of a long dirt road
Carolina plow boy
Ain´t had a free summer since I was ten years old

Mama made us pick our own switches
So we could feel the sting of doin´ wrong
That set me straight on the road I´m still on

I am who I am
The product of a good woman loved by a real good man
I´ve learned what I´ve learned
By findin´ the right way in all of my wrong turns

I love what I love
I ain´t afraid to say it ´cause I´m damn sure man enough
That´s what you need to see to get a picture of me

I grew up on gospel ´cause that´s all my daddy´d listen to
I found my soul in rock and roll
When me and my first guitar were introduced

Truth is I´ve only loved one woman
And she´d have stayed, but I made her leave
She´s still hauntin´ me in every song I sing

I am who I am
The product of a woman still loved by a stubborn man
I´ve learned what I´ve learned
By findin´ the right way in all of my wrong turns

I love what I love
I ain´t afraid to say it ´cause I´m damn sure man enough
That´s what you need to see to get a picture of me

Like me or leave me
Either way you know it the second you shake my hand
I´m a long way from Jesus
But I know He knows I´m doin´ the best I can

I am who I am
The product of the good Lord lovin´ a sinful man
I´ve learned what I´ve learned
By findin´ the right way in all of my wrong turns

I love what I love
I ain´t afraid to say it ´cause I´m damn sure man enough
That´s what you need to see
That´s what you need to see to get a picture of me