[Intro]
(It's my prerogative)
(It's my prerogative)
Yo, what was that you said?
Man, you frontin'
That's my prerogative
If I wanna do that, I can do what I wanna do
You understand what I'm saying?
Listen, we can do this if we want
(It's my prerogative)
Tell you what
Yo Ted, get busy
No, no
Ooh
Oh

[Verse 1]
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
Or really don't know the deal
About a brother
Trying hard to make it right
Not long ago
Before I win this fight
Sing
[Chorus]
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 (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)

[Verse 2]
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
With spreading myself around
Sing

[Chorus]
Everybody's talking all this stuff about me (Everybody's talking, yeah)
Why don't they just let me live (Tell me why)
I don't need permission (I don't need)
Make my own decisions (My own decisions)
That'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
(Tell me, tell me)
[Bridge]
Why can't I live my life (Live my life)
Without all of the things that people say, oh oh oh Lord
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
Oh, why don't they just let me live, girl
I don't permission from nobo-ha-ha-ha-dy, yeah
Everybody's talking, now
I don't need, my own decisions, oh

What is this, a blizzard, 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
Ayy, 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!

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, my
It's my...WOO!
It's my, it's my, my, my
It's my prerogative, can't you see, baby doll?
Ha, why you wanna talk about me?
Tell me, tell me why
Why you wanna talk about me?
Tell me, tell me why
Tell me why
Why you wanna talk about me? Why, oh why
Why you wanna talk about me?
Tell me, tell me why
Why you wanna talk about me?
Tell me, tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me, tell me why
Why you wanna talk about me?
Tell me, tell me why
Tell me why
[Chorus]
Everybody's talking all this stuff about me
Why don't they just let me live
I don't need permission
Make my own decisions
That's my prerogative

[Outro]
Tell me, tell me
Tell me why