Tell me why

People can take everything away from you
but they can never take away your truth
but the question is

can you handle mine?
i really don't care
that's my prerogative
they say i'm nasty
but i dont give a damn
getting boys is how i live
some messy 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 talking
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

it's the way i want to live

you can't tell me what to do

Don't get me wrong
i'm really not souped
ego trips is not my thing
all these strange relationships
really gets me down
see nothing wrong with
spreading myself around

Everybody's talking 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

Everybody's talking 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

It's the way i want to live
you can't tell me what to do
Why can't i live my life?
without all of the things that people say
oh
Everybody's talking 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

Everybody's talking 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