Cipher - You Don't Own Me Lyrics

You know I
I try to tell them
I don't need all this shiny stuff
And all these fancy things
To be happy
That's not what life's about
I just need my friends
I've heard people say they doubt and
They don't wanna show respect
Gimme 16 bars
I'mma teach 'em all a lesson
Hop up in this mother f*cker
You won't ever see me stressing
Gotta get it, gotta get it
Even if I make a mess
I won't even give these haters
Right here a second thought
When I'm 80 years old
I'll just be glad I never caught
This disease of the mind
That's always making people hate
Gotta elevate my mind
I think it's time to levitate
If you really wanna doubt me
Go ahead
I ain't like these other rappers
I won't even sweat it
I ain't gotta worry 'bout
Who's who, what you do
With your crew, where you been
Where you go, who you know?
If you really wanna doubt me, go ahead
If you really wanna doubt me, I'll get ahead
If you really wanna doubt me, I'm taking bets
If you really wanna doubt me, don't go to bed
You don't own me
You can't control me
Don't need no rollies
Just need my homies
You don't own me
You can't control me
Don't need no rollies
Just need my homies
You don't
Doubt me, go ahead
I been in front of my peers
Since the 1st grade
I took math from the class room
Broke the ceiling in the glass room
Stacking up a lot of cash too
I'm getting paid
I 'member you from when I passed you
You used to say that you could rap too
But really ain't nobody ask you
You only do this 'cause you have to
If you really wanna doubt me
Go ahead
I ain't like these other rappers
I won't even sweat it
I ain't gotta worry 'bout
Who's who, what you do
With your crew, where you been
Where you go, who you know?
If you really wanna doubt me, go ahead
If you really wanna doubt me, I'll get ahead
If you really wanna doubt me, I'm taking bets
If you really wanna doubt me, don't go to bed
You don't own me
You can't control me
Don't need no rollies
Just need my homies
You don't own me
You can't control me
Don't need no rollies
Just need my homies
You don't own me
Yeah
That's right
You don't own me
They can't hold me down
They can't hold me back
They can't stop me