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 my 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 to sit and pout to justify intelligence
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 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 there mad at u then that's a good time. 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
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 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
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 Don't tell me how to breath
 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