I ain't no program on your television screen
They only taught me what they wanted me to be
Heard all your so-called facts Now hit me with the truth
Takes a lotta nerve the way you played me for the fool

It's my personal selection to fly in my own direction
No time for fuckin' 'round with mediocrity
Takes ev'rything I got just tryin' to be me
Life's like a highway We're all try'n' to stay on time
Travel atcha own speed You take your lane, I'll take mine
Don't believe all that you hear or half of whatcha see
'S'waste o' time to criticize Don't de-rock me

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Don't de-rock me Don't de-rock me
You be you and I'll be me Don't de-rock me

"Backstage Betty", banana in her cherry, in the shower down on her knees
Like to think she'll own ya if she'll do all that ya please
Hurts like a mother bein' cursed by a punter who's five sheets to the wind
Won't stop at nothin', claimin' to be cousin till security lets 'em in

Now I'm no symbol of perfection, so why deal with this infection?
Tired of bein' treated like some piece of property
Fakes, lies, patronizin' don't sit well with me
Blastin' down the highway, try'n' to stay between the lines
You can get to where you're go'n' Just don't ignore the signs
Don't de-rock me Don't de-rock me
'S'waste o' time to criticize Don't de-rock me

[Chorus]