Read my lips 
I don't care what you say 
I might listen 
but I'll do it my own way 
Don't you see 
It don't mean nothing to me 
when all's said and done
I'll stand on my two feet

Let me be 
I live by my own rules 
Independent, independence 
Can't you see
It's my right to choose 
Independence, independent

Once they tried to teach 
Teach me all their rules 
I had my own ideas
Didn't fit in, in their schools 
Don't they see 
that we all have a brain
There to learn 
Not to be whipped and tamed

Let me be 
I live by my own rules 
Independent, independence 
Can't you see
It's my right to choose 
Independence, independent

Read my lips 
I don't care what you say 
I might listen 
but I'll do it my own way 
Don't you see 
It don't mean nothing to me 
when all's said and done
I'll stand on my two feet

Let me be 
I live by my own rules 
Independent, independence 
Can't you see
It's my right to choose 
Independence, independent