Ha ha ha ha (TLC) Whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa Whoa whooa whoa Whoa whoa whoa whoa (oww) Whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa whoa And I believe it don't affect Nobody else but me Ya'll been telling me what to do Since I was old enough to walk Old enough to talk Never let me speak or move Do my own thang But now I'm growin' wiser now Brighter now A little bit tighter now Now ya'll can't hold me down I know you hate to hear But things have changed in My life It's been a while but Me and my style stuck Now everybody and they Momma tryna do it My life I've done that been through that So there ain't nothin That you can tell me My life On a good night if I feel like Me and my girls hit the club and tell It's my life It's my life And I believe that it don't effect Nobody else but me me me me Being sick and tired of folks Who wanna come around Claim they gon get down But all they wanna do is See me make a wrong move (yeah) I don't care what you hear in the news To see who I choose to do the late night creep wit I'm gonna do just what I wanna do It's my life My life It's been a while but Me and my style stuck Now everybody and they Momma tryna do it My life I've done that been through that So there ain't nothin That you can tell me My life On a good night if I feel like Me and my girls hit the club and tell It's my life It's my life And I believe that it don't effect Nobody else but me me me me Whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa Whoa whoa whoa whoa And I believe that it don't effect nobody else but me Sometimes I might get a little crazy And sometimes I might seem Out of hand but I'm sayin Life's too short for me to let you dictate What I say and the moves I make Sick of people tryna tell me what to do It's my life and I'ma live it like I want to Check it Another day another dolla Is the reality of my mentality Otherwise don't even botha You see my father was a wise old man Always creatin the plan For me to conquer this land He said I am what I am So be the best that I can And if them others don't like it Then why should I give a damn (huh) Maybe so cause when his life wasn't right My mother picked up them pieces And continued on with the fight So now it's plain to me It ain't no game to me See mom and dad corrected math 1 and 1 equal 3 4 and 5 I count my sister and brother Stay alive till we die And don't you ever be worried Cuz I'm down with a ride Through peaks and valleys to Cresent Hills Tumble down I'll set a new ground for Jack and Jill Ever wonder what put the thunder deeply in my eyes Take a look and you'll find a sunshine My life my life my life My life It's been a while but Me and my style stuck Now everybody and they Momma tryna do it My life I've done that been through that So there ain't nothin That you can tell me My life On a good night if I feel like Me and my girls hit the club and tell It's my life It's my life And I believe that it don't effect Nobody else but me me me me