Uploaded December 2011 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
In 2011, I traveled to Nashville, Tennessee and recorded this song for a cancer foundation from Columbus, Ohio. The foundation is called Fighting Faces (fightingfaces.com/) and in this video are the pictures from their 2012 calendar photo shoot. The kids pictured are all in various stages of treatment along with animals from the Columbus Zoo who are either in danger of becoming extinct or are sick themselves and are part of the zoo's conservation effort which is greatly supported by Jack Hanna and his daughter Julie. Childhood cancer is a cause close to my heart since I lost a younger brother to a brain tumor. The last picture is of us together :)
Thank you to Lori Wycoff for putting together this amazing organization. A portion of the proceeds made from our efforts to sell this song will go to families dealing with cancer so please purchase this single on iTunes!
Thank you to everyone who made this song possible!
Writers- Emma Rowley, Nicole Sullivan, Bill Steins
Dan Hagen- Guitar/production
Tim Marks- Bass
Dave Dunseath- Drums
Matt Leech-Drum programming
Jody Nardone-Piano/keys
Mike Daly- Pedal steel
Mark Niemiec- Engineer/Mixing
Bob Olhsson-Mastering
~Dan Hagen
Dan Hagen Productions
615-305-3772
dan_hagen@yahoo.com
LYRICS
Some call me a hero
But I have no medals to share
Only scars that I wear
Cuz I am who I am
Some say i am fragile
But i have no tears left to cry
Only battles left to fight
Cuz I am who i am
CHORUS
Who I am is your neighbor
I am somebody's friend
I'm an athlete, an artist
A singer in a band
I am one of many
Putting aside my own sorrow
I'm the face fighting today
For a future tomorrow
Some label me different
But i'm no different than you
Your dreams are mine too
Cuz i am who i am
Some think i'm unlucky
But i have a life left to live
I have so much more to give
Cuz i am who i am
CHORUS
Who I am is your neighbor
I am somebody's friend
I'm an actress, an author
A future president
I am one of many
Putting aside my own sorrow
I'm the face fighting today
For a future tomorrow
BRIDGE
So please don't take pity on me
I am the person I was meant to be
And this is who I am
CHORUS
Who I am is a fighter
I am part of God's plan
I'm gonna challenge the future
I'm gonna take a stand
Who I am is a survivor
I am one of a kind
I am fearless and unstoppable
Reaching for the sky
I am one of many
Putting aside my own sorrow
I'm the face fighting today
For a future tomorrow
In 2011, I traveled to Nashville, Tennessee and recorded this song for a cancer foundation from Columbus, Ohio. The foundation is called Fighting Faces (fightingfaces.com/) and in this video are the pictures from their 2012 calendar photo shoot. The kids pictured are all in various stages of treatment along with animals from the Columbus Zoo who are either in danger of becoming extinct or are sick themselves and are part of the zoo's conservation effort which is greatly supported by Jack Hanna and his daughter Julie. Childhood cancer is a cause close to my heart since I lost a younger brother to a brain tumor. The last picture is of us together :)
Thank you to Lori Wycoff for putting together this amazing organization. A portion of the proceeds made from our efforts to sell this song will go to families dealing with cancer so please purchase this single on iTunes!
Thank you to everyone who made this song possible!
Writers- Emma Rowley, Nicole Sullivan, Bill Steins
Dan Hagen- Guitar/production
Tim Marks- Bass
Dave Dunseath- Drums
Matt Leech-Drum programming
Jody Nardone-Piano/keys
Mike Daly- Pedal steel
Mark Niemiec- Engineer/Mixing
Bob Olhsson-Mastering
~Dan Hagen
Dan Hagen Productions
615-305-3772
dan_hagen@yahoo.com
LYRICS
Some call me a hero
But I have no medals to share
Only scars that I wear
Cuz I am who I am
Some say i am fragile
But i have no tears left to cry
Only battles left to fight
Cuz I am who i am
CHORUS
Who I am is your neighbor
I am somebody's friend
I'm an athlete, an artist
A singer in a band
I am one of many
Putting aside my own sorrow
I'm the face fighting today
For a future tomorrow
Some label me different
But i'm no different than you
Your dreams are mine too
Cuz i am who i am
Some think i'm unlucky
But i have a life left to live
I have so much more to give
Cuz i am who i am
CHORUS
Who I am is your neighbor
I am somebody's friend
I'm an actress, an author
A future president
I am one of many
Putting aside my own sorrow
I'm the face fighting today
For a future tomorrow
BRIDGE
So please don't take pity on me
I am the person I was meant to be
And this is who I am
CHORUS
Who I am is a fighter
I am part of God's plan
I'm gonna challenge the future
I'm gonna take a stand
Who I am is a survivor
I am one of a kind
I am fearless and unstoppable
Reaching for the sky
I am one of many
Putting aside my own sorrow
I'm the face fighting today
For a future tomorrow
