Don't think that you can tell me what to think
I'm the one who knows what's good for me
And I'm stating my independence
Gonna take the road, I'm gonna take
And I'm gonna make my own mistakes
It's my life, I decide

I decide how I live, I decide who I love
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 runnin' my life
I decide, I decide

Don't think you're ever gonna hold me down
Couldn't do it then, can't do it now
I'm kickin' down all the fences
I'm gonna do it all and do too much
And if I mess the whole thing up
It's my ride, I decide

I decide how I live, I decide who I love
Choice is mine and no one gets to make my mind up, I decide
I decide where I go, where I sleep, who I know
I'm the one who's runnin' my life
I decide, I decide

I'm taking my own chances
And 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, I decide, I decide

I decide how I live, I decide who I love
Choice is mine and no one gets to make my mind up, I decide
I decide where I go, where I sleep, who I know
I'm the one who's runnin' my life
I decide, I decide

I decide how I live, I decide who I love
Choice is mine and no one gets to make my mind up, I decide