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