Permission

I learned at a real young age
If I sat down a pouted
I'd be there for days
Smile big when they hold
That shit against you
Sad people can't imagine what
I've been through
I won't apologize for being positive
I'll no longer explain myself to novices
So pardon me if I wanna crack a joke
Rather than sit around and point
At holes in boat put it on my grave that
I went out laughing, dancing
Only way to celebrate the madness
My whole life's been a ball of shit
At dinner eating popcorn like this
Is all I get? I'm a one of a kind bright
Mind, I am beautiful, complex
Shine let me shine
When I'm not laughing I'm crying, like
When I'm not living I'm dying
Mother fucker I'm trying

I don't need permission to smile
It's mine for the rest of my life
I'm me till death do us part
Don't tell me what's right

I don't need permission to smile
It's mine for the rest of my life
I'm me till death do us part
Don't tell me what's right

I don't need to sit and
Pout to justify intelligence
Or talk about how bad I've
Had it to be relevant
Toured the whole country with a
Hole in my back
And they talked about how dedication
Is something I lack
Wintertime, poppin' pills like
They were vitamins
Wondering to myself if I'll
Ever walk right again
I choose to be happy, I will
Not act sad for you, it's what I have to do
I got the wild wild horses
I refuse to be cautious
I'll take both feet then I'll jump in
Ain't getting used to no office
Should I be more pessimistic, less misfit
If I refuse to comply I'm
A dipshit? If they're
Mad at you then that's a good sign
They'll do anything to keep you
From a good time

I don't need permission to smile
It's mine for the rest of my life
I'm me till death do us part
Don't tell me what's right

I don't need permission to smile
It's mine for the rest of my life
I'm me till death do us part
Don't tell me what's right

This is what I do best
Ain't gunna apologize or watch my steps
They say I got pride, it's on my breath
Well pardon me for thinking
There's not much left

This is what I do best
Ain't gunna apologize or watch my steps
They say I got pride, it's on my breath
Well pardon me for thinking
There's not much left

Don't tell me how to breathe
Don't tell me where to run
Don't tell me when to smile
Don't tell me when it's done
Don't tell me what to see
Don't tell me who to love
Don't tell me who to be
Don't tell me when it's done