Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about me Why don't they just let me live I don't need permission Make my own decisions That's my prerogative 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 Gettin' girls 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 a brother Trying hard to make it right Not long ago Before I win 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 It's my prerogative (It's my prerogative) It's the way that I wanna live (It's my prerogative) I can do just what I feel (It's my prerogative) No one can tell me what to do (It's my prerogative) Cause what I'm doin' I'm doin' for you now Don't get me wrong I'm really not zooped Ego trips is not my thing All these strange relationships Really gets me down I see nothin' wrong With spreadin' myself around Sing! Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about me (yeah) Why don't they just let me live (Tell me why) I don't need permission (I don't need) Make my own decisions (My own decisions) That's my prerogative It's my prerogative (It's my prerogative) I can do what I wanna do (It's my prerogative) Truly live my life (It's my prerogative) I'm doin' it just for you (It's my prerogative) Tell me, tell me Why can't I live my life (Live my life) Without all of the things that people say (Oh Oh) Yo tell it, kick it like this Oh no no I can do what I wanna do Me and you Together, together, together, together, together Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about me (Everybody's talkin') Why don't they just let me live (Why) (Why don't they just let me live girl) I don't need permission (I don't need permission) Make my own decisions That's my prerogative Everybody's talkin' all this stuff about me (Everybody's talkin') Why don't they just let me live I don't need permission (I don't need) Make my own decisions (My own decisions) That's my prerogative What is this a bizzit that I can't have money in my pocket And people not talk about me This world is a trip, I don't know what's going on these days Got this person over here talking about me, this person Hey, listen, lemme tell you something This is my prerogative, I can do what I want to do I made this money, you didn't Right Ted? We outta here It's my, it's my, it's my, it's my, it's my My my my my my my my my my my my my my my my It's my prerogative