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 talkin' 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

Its the way that I wanna live

It's my prerogative

You can't tell me what to do



Don't get me wrong

I'm really not souped!

Ego trips is not my thing 

Fuck all these strange relationships

It really gets me down

See nothing wrong spread myself around



Everybody's talkin' 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 talkin' 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 



Its 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 

Ohhhhh 



Oh



Everybody's talkin' 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 Say I'm crazy) Everybody's talkin' 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 (ahhh)



It's my prerogative