People can take everything away from you But they can never take away your truth But the question is, can you handle mine? They say I'm crazy I really don't care That's my prerogative They say I'm nasty But I don't give a damn Getting boys is how I live Some ask me questions Why am I so real? But they don't understand me I really don't know the deal About my sister Trying hard to make it right Not long ago Before I won this fight Everybody's talking all this stuff about me Why don't they just let me live? (Tell me why) I don't need permission, make my own decisions (Oh) That's my prerogative (That's my prerogative) It's my prerogative It's the way that I wanna live (It's my prerogative) But you can't tell me what to do Don't get me wrong I'm really not souped Ego trips is not my thing All these strange relationships Really gets me down I see nothing wrong Spreadin' myself around Everybody's talking all this stuff about me Why don't they just let me live? (Tell me why) I don't need permission, make my own decisions (Oh) That's my prerogative (That's my prerogative) Everybody's talking all this stuff about me Why don't they just let me live? (Tell me why) I don't need permission, make my own decisions (Oh) That's my prerogative (That's my prerogative) It's the way that I wanna live (It's my prerogative) But you can't tell me what to do Why can't I live my life Without all of the things That people say? Oh (Oh) Everybody's talking all this stuff about me Why don't they just let me live? (Tell me why) I don't need permission, make my own decisions (Oh) That's my prerogative (They said I'm crazy) Everybody's talking all this stuff about me Why don't they just let me live? (Tell me why) (They say I'm nasty) I don't need permission, make my own decisions (Oh) That's my prerogative (That's my prerogative)