I been cheated, been mistreated
   Ain’t ashamed of whatever I’ve been
   Seen the good times, lived the bad times
   Now I’m looking at the shape I’m in
   Ain’t got no money, ain’t got no degree
   But I got me somebody, she’s taking care of me
   And she told me that she wants me
   Again and again and again and again and a-
  
   She understands the way I am
   I can see it in her eyes
   She never tried to make me cry
   She wants me for the way I am
  
   I used to be so that I did not know
   Take the chances when they came my way
   Now I live like there’s no tomorrow
   And what is gone belongs to yesterday
   Don’t got no big car, ain’t got no jet plane
   But I got me that one thing they can never take away
   ‘Cos she told me that she loves me
   Over and over and over and over and
  
   She understands the way I am
   I can see it in her eyes
   She never tried to make me cry
   She wants me for the way I am
  
   Well I ain’t got everything money can buy
   But I’ve got everything that I need to get by
   ‘Cos she told me that she loves me
   Forever and ever and ever and ever and
  
   She understands the way I am
   I can see it in her eyes
   She never tried to make me cry
   She loves the way I am
   She understands the way I am
   I can see it in her eyes
   She never tried to make me cry
   She wants me for the way I am