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 decision
(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)
You can't tell me what to do
Don't get me wrong, I'm really not so dumb
Ego trips is not my thing
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 decision
(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 decision
(Oh)
That's my prerogative
(That's my prerogative)
It's the way that I wanna live
(It's my prerogative)
You can't tell me what to do
Why can't I live my life
Without all of the things that people say?
Ohh
(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 decision
(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
(That's my prerogative)