I've been messed up, tossed around,
i've been flying high just to get knocked down,
i always kept my feet on solid ground.
i'm a sinner, i'm a saint,
i've been creeping down the fast lane,
i'll rush this life at my own pace.
I'll race you down the highway,
so beat me if you can.
life's the game that i play...
(chorus:)
that's the way i am,
that's the way life goes.
this is who i wanna be,
and that's the way it's gonna be,
that's the way i am.
and baby, this i know,
in all of this insanity,
i'm everything i wanna be,
that's the way i am. (the way i am [after first chorus])
yeah, that's the way i am (the way i am [after first chorus])
I'm known to be wrong when i'm right,
i'm colorful in black and white,
i'm a beam of sunshine in the night.
i'm a slob, i'm a sleaze,
i can make fire freeze,
i come and go just as i please.
So baby, this is my way
to make you understand.
life's the game that i play...
(chorus)
I've been messed up, tossed around,
i've been flying high just to get knocked down,
i always kept my feet on solid ground.
i'm a sinner, i'm a saint,
i've been creeping down the fast lane,
i'll rush this life at my own pace...
(chorus)
That's the way i am...
yeah, that's the way i am (the way i am)
I've been messed up, tossed around,
huh, i've been let down.
but that's just the way life is, you know.
that's the way i am.