this is why i am the way that i am this is why i am the way that i am this is why i am the way that i am this is why i am the way that i am you know i m carrying with me over twenty years of pity my whole personality was formed by others not me when i look back on my life one that s always filled with strife i rode down a bad course nobody s fault but yours my step always threw me right down the stairs so forgive me when i do the same thing to you i know it must seem like your daddy never cares but if you knew what i ve been through you d do the same thing too well i can t make a move without draggin all my baggage my father always cussed so forgive me for my language please excuse me for yelling pardon me for telling you to stop selling to me your god in heaven this is why i am the way that i am this is why i am the way that i am if i can keep this up for the rest of my days i may never have to take responsibility for my ways