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