don t think that you can tell me what to think i m the one who knows what s good for me i m stating my independence yeah gonna take the road i m gonna take gonna make my own mistakes here s to my life i decide i decide how i live i decide who i love the choice is mine and no one gets to make my mind up i decide i decide where i go what i need who i know i m the one who s running my life i decide i decide don t think you re ever gonna hold me down gonna do it then and do it now i m kicking down all the fences gonna do it all and do too much and if i mess the whole thing up here s to my right i decide i decide how i live i decide who i love the choice is mine and no one gets to make my mind up i decide i decide where i go what i need who i know i m the one who s running my life i decide i decide i m taking all the chances i m finding my own answers i m only answering to me and that s the way it s gonna be i decide oh yeah yeah yeah i decide i decide i decide how i live i decide who i love the choice is mine and no one gets to make my mind up i decide where i go what i need i m the one who s running my life i decide i decide i decide how i live i decide who i love the choice is mine and no one gets to make my mind up i decide