Lyrics go
" what I am is what I am ........

cont. with
" chuck me in the shallow waters before I get to deep... "

Female singer
??

Emma Bunton. Song title is "What I Am."

Good song.:)

I believe the song you are asking about is "What I Am" from Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians.

Comments on this postantipode12 disagrees: I don't think that's it. Wasn't Emma Bunton one of the Spice Girls?! Or am I crazy

Do you really want me to answer that question you posed? LOL.
Interesting response considering you are not the person who asked the question. Please do your research before you give out negative rep on a response. Emma Bunton did a more current version of the song. Most of the people who ask questions here are younger. When someone is looking for an original version, they usually state that. I might have been wrong to assume which version shayanna meant, but I was not incorrect in my response. Musicfan was kind enough to add the original information quite adequately.