Get busy! Everybody's talking all this stuff about me Why don't they just let me live? I don't need commission, 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 know the deal about her brother Trying hard to make it right Not long ago Before I win this fight, 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 Make my own decisions 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 Don't get me wrong I'm really not souped Ego trips is not my thing All these strange relationships really gets me down I see nothing wrong in spreading myself around 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 Make 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) And I'm doing 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 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 talkin' all this stuff about me (everybody 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 from nobody) 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 It's my prerogative, can't you see baby, don't? Why you wanna talk about me? Tell me, tell me why?