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