You Used to tell me not to live this way
Used to criticize the things I'd say
But you'd always turn around and do the same
So I'll just go and live my life this way

Don't tell Me how to live my life (Don't Tell Me)
Don't tell me how to speak my mind (Don't Tell Me)
Don't Tell me...(Don't Tell Me)
Don't Tell me how you want me to be (Don't Tell Me)
Because I'll never be you, and I'll always be me

You once taught me how to hate the different
Always said that I would be nothing
Because of you, I've lived my life in fear
Lived my life in fear of becoming you

Don't tell Me how to live my life (Don't Tell Me)
Don't tell me how to speak my mind (Don't Tell Me)
Don't Tell me...(Don't Tell Me)
Don't Tell me how you want me to be (Don't Tell Me)
Because I'll never be you, and I'll always be me

All this pain, All this hate
Because of you, because of me
To the grave, I will take
Because of you, because of me
They say to forgive, or to forget..
I'll never forgive, I'll never forget

Don't tell Me how to live my life (Don't Tell Me)
Don't tell me how to speak my mind (Don't Tell Me)
Don't Tell me...(Don't Tell Me)
Don't Tell me how you want me to be (Don't Tell Me)
Because I'll never be you, and I'll always be me