My Prerogative

Get busy

Everybody's talking all this stuff about me
Why don't they just let me live?
I don't need permission to 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
Getting girls is how I live
Some ask me questions, why am I so real?
But they don't understand me, I really don't give a damn
About a brother trying hard to make it right
Not long ago, before I was this way, sing

Everybody's talking all this stuff about me
Why don't they just let me live? (Tell me why)
I don't need permission to 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 doing, I'm doing for you

Now don't get me wrong, I'm really not souped
Ego trips is not my thing
All these strange relationships really get me down
I see nothing wrong with spreading myself around, sing

Everybody's talking all this stuff about me (Yeah)
Why don't they just let me live? (Tell me why)
I don't need permission to make my own
Decisions (I don't need 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
I can live my life
It's my prerogative
I'm doing it just for you
It's my prerogative

Just tell me, tell me why can't I live my life
Without all of the things that people say?
Yo Teddy, kick it like this
Oh no, no, I can do what I wanna do
Me and you, together, together, together, together, together

Everybody's talking all this stuff about me (Everybody's talking)
Why don't they just let me live? (Well)
Why don't they just let me live?
I don't need permission to make my own decisions
(I don't need permission from nobody)
That's my prerogative (Ah, ah, ah, yeah)
Everybody's talking all this stuff about me (Everybody's talking)
Why don't they just let me live? (Why?)
I don't need permission to make my own
Decisions (I don't need my own decisions)
That's my prerogative (Whoa)

What is this, a business that I can't have no 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, let me tell you something
It's my prerogative, I can do what I wanna do
I made this money, you didn't
Right, Ted?
We outta here
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