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