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?