Standard (EADGBE)
Chorus 1
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 preroga-tive.
Verse 1
They say I'm crazy, I really don't care;
That's my preroga-tive.
They say I'm nasty but I don't give a damn;
Gettin' 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 a brother, trying hard to make it right,
Not long ago before, I won this fight, sing;
Chorus 2
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 preroga-tive.
Bridge 1
It's my pre-rogative; it's the way that I wanna live.
It's my pre-rogative; I can do just what I feel.
It's my pre-rogative; no one can tell me what to do.
It's my pre-rogative;
'Cos what I'm doin', I'm doin' for you, uh!
Verse 2
Don't get me wrong; I'm really not zooped,
Ego trips is not my thing.
All these strange relationships, really gets me down,
I see nothin' wrong, with spreading myself around, sing;
Chorus 3
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 preroga-tive.
Bridge 2
It's my pre-rogative; it's the way that I wanna live.
It's my pre-rogative; I can do just what I feel.
It's my pre-rogative; no one can tell me what to do.
It's my pre-rogative;
'Cos what I'm doin', I'm doin' for you. Tell me...
Middle 8
Why...can't I...live my life?
Without all...of the things...that people say?
Chorus 4
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 preroga-tive.
Bridge 3
It's my pre-rogative; it's the way that I wanna live.
It's my pre-rogative; I can do just what I feel.
It's my pre-rogative; no one can tell me what to do.
'Cos what I'm doin', I'm doin' for you...
(Repeat to Fade)
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