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 perogative
They say I'm nasty
But I don't give a damn getting boys is how I am

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 perogative
That's my perogative

It's my perogative
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 soped!
Ego trips is not my thing
* all these strange relationships
It really gets me down
See nothing wrong with spreading 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 perogative
That's my perogative

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