I Am

[Intro]
Lemme, lemme, lemme...
Lemme, lemme, lemme...
Lemme, lemme, lemme.. lemme
Lemme lemme lemme lemme tell you who I am

[Chorus]
(I am) will.i.am straight outta Cali, Cali
(I am) bringin it to you right up yo' alley, alley
(I am) comin with o-riginal diddley-dailies
(I am) holdin it down to the finale, 'nale
(I am) will.i.am straight outta Cali, Cali
(I am) bringin it to you right up yo' alley, alley
(I am) comin with o-riginal diddley-dailies
(I am) holdin it down to the finale, 'nale

[will.i.am]
(I am) will.i.am, that's right, my title's will
(I am) recitin this, recital vital and ill
(I am) the illest composer to spill up in the Ville
(I am) univer-sal, even sell in Brazil
(I am) be-yond lo-cal, me now glo-bal
(I am) comin up with shit to win by Nobel
(I am) surpisin y'all 'til ya say it's unreal
(I am) as real as the sun's real ("Yo, break it down!")
(I am) beats, rhymes, no one can defeat mines
(I am) elite, deletin those with petite minds
(I am) not the one with the criminal mind
(I am) changin my mind if you keep fuckin with mines
(I am) nonstop when it comes to droppin FUNK
(I am) nonstop when I'm lettin loose my JUNK
(I am) rockin it, AH! AH! Who's rockin it?
(I am) will.i.am, brother, i.am

[Chorus]
[will.i.am]
(I am) Where did I go? In a box of blow
(I am) cocked and loaded like a cylinder!
(I am) givin it to ya, and my ?visitor?
(I am) never wastin time, not uno momento
(I am) mag-nifico, terrifico
(I am) professional since I was an embryo
(I am) makin ya say, "Yo bro, slow yo' roll"
(I am) Say no bro, let's move to hyper mode
(I am) like a athlete, with the capabilities of fleetin emcees
You ain't got the stamina to come dash with me
God dag, leave niggas in agony
{*heavy breathing*} Yeah, catch the beat
Naw gimme that mic, lemme smash a beat
Will.i.am always come calm com-complete
Lyric calm com-competition obsolete

[Chorus]
[will.i.am]
(I am) upset, niggas ain't doin shit~!
(I am) not happy, ain't been happy since '86
(I am) diarrhea saliva, I spit the shit
(I am) I'm the shit, been it since '76
(I am) winnin there, win it since I been in there
(I am) doin it right, doin it like this
(I am) w-i double the i-am
(I am) constructin this new type of bound jam
(I am) yeah, I'm the man that's on this hot jam
(I am) yeah, I'm the man that's on this hot jam
(I am) the one that be comin with +Joints and Jams+
(I am) do it on weekdays and +Weekends+
(I am) fulfillin all of your +Requests+ (WHAT?)
(I am) the one that'll do it the best (wHAT?)
(I am) will.i.am, brother, I am
(I am) It's will.i.am, nigga hot damn

[Chorus]