[Intro]
Man, whatever
Dre, just let it run
Ayo, turn the beat up a lil' bit
Ayo
This song is for anyone
Fuck it, just shut up and listen
Ayo
I sit

[Verse 1]
Back with this pack of Zig-Zags and this bag of this weed
It gives me the shit needed to be the most meanest MC on this—(MC on this—)
On this Earth, and since birth, I've been cursed with this curse to just curse
And just blurt this berserk and bizarre shit that works
And it sells and it helps in itself to relieve
All this tension, dispensing these sentences
Getting this stress that's been eating me recently
Off of this chest, and I rest again peacefully (Peacefully)
But at least have the decency in you
Da leave me alone, when you freaks see me out
In the streets when I'm eating or feeding my daughter
Do not come and speak to me (Speak to me)
I don't know you, and, no, I don't owe you a motherfucking thing
I'm not Mr. *NSYNC, I'm not what chour friends think
I'm not Mr. Friendly, I can be a prick
If you tempt me, my tank is on empty (Is on empty)
No patience is in me, and if you offend me
I'm lifting you ten feet (Lifting you ten feet)
In the air
I don't care who was there and who saw me, just jaw you
Go call you a lawyer, file you a lawsuit
I'll smile in the courtroom, and buy you a wardrobe
I'm tired of all you (Tired of all you)
I don't mean to be mean
But that's all I can be, it's just me
And I am
[Chorus]
Whatever you say I am
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?
In the paper, the news, everyday I am
(Hah) Radio won't even play my jam
'Cause I am whatever you say I am
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?
In the paper, the news, everyday I am
(Hah) Ion't know, that's just the way I am (Some—)

[Verse 2]
'Times, I just feel like my father, I hate to be bothered (Bothered)
With all of this nonsense, it's constant
And, "Oh, it's his lyrical content
The song 'Guilty Conscience' has gotten such rotten responses"
And all of this controversy circles me
And it seems like the media immediately points a finger at me (Points a finger at me)
So I point one back at 'em, but not the index or pinkie
Or the ring or the thumb, it's the one you put up
When you don't give a fuck, when you won't just put up
With the bullshit they pull, 'cause they full of shit too
When a dude's getting bullied and shoots up his school
And they blame it on Marilyn (Blame it on Marilyn)
And the heroin
Where were the parents at? (Parents at)
And look where it's at
Middle America, now it's a tragedy
Now it's so sad a see
An upper-class city having this happening (Having this happening)
Then attack Eminem 'cause I rap this way (Rap this way)
But I'm glad
'Cause they feed me the fuel that I need for the fire da burn
And it's burning, and I have returned
And I am
[Chorus]
Whatever you say I am
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?
In the paper, the news, everyday I am
(Hah) Radio won't even play my jam
'Cause I am whatever you say I am
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?
In the paper, the news, everyday I am
(Hah) Ion't know, that's just the way I am (I'm)

[Verse 3]
So sick of tired of being admired
That I wish that I would just die or get fired
And dropped from my label, let's stop with the fables
I'm not gonna be able da top a "My Name Is" ("My Name Is")
And pigeon-holed into some poppy sensation
A cop me rotation at rock 'n' roll stations
And I just do not got the patience (Got the patience)
To deal with these cocky Caucasians who think
I'm some wigga who just tries to be Black
'Cause I talk with an accent and grab on my balls
So they always keep asking the same fucking questions (Fucking questions)
What school did I go to, what hood I grew up in
The why, the who, what, when, the where, and the how
'Til I'm grabbing my hair and I'm tearing it out (Argh)
'Cause they driving me crazy (Driving me crazy)
I can't take it
I'm racing, I'm pacing, I stand, and I sit
And I'm thankful for every fan that I get
But I can't take a shit in the bathroom without someone standing by it (Standing by it)
No, I won't sign your autograph
You can call me an asshole, I'm glad
'Cause I am
[Chorus]
Whatever you say I am
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?
In the paper, the news, everyday I am
(Hah) Radio won't even play my jam
'Cause I am whatever you say I am
If I wasn't, then why would I say I am?
In the paper, the news, everyday I am
(Hah) Ion't know, that's just the way I am (Way I am)