Do My Thing
Estelle ft Janelle Monae Lyrics

Hey hey hey hey
The song is beginning with a catchy and energetic rhythm.

I wear my clothes like this because I can
I choose to dress in a way that represents me without being influenced by society.

I wear my hair like this because I can
I choose to style my hair in a way that represents me without being influenced by society.

I walk around like this because I can
I choose to carry myself in a way that represents me without being influenced by society.

And I do my thing like 'cause this who I am (this who I am)
I embrace my uniqueness and express myself in a way that is true to myself without worrying about societal expectations.

If you are expecting me to give you an apology
If you are waiting for me to apologize for being myself, don't hold your breath.

For being nothing that you used to, used to
I don't conform to your expectations because I am my own person.

Well go on right ahead and wait
If you think I will apologize, you can wait forever because it won't happen.

Hold your breath and concentrate
You can keep holding your breath while waiting for me to apologize, but it won't change anything.

Keep holding till your face turns blue
You can wait as long as you want, but I won't change who I am for anyone else.

My road, it ain't your road but trust I know just where I am going
My path in life may be different from yours, but I am confident in my direction and purpose.

My flow it ain't your flow, but trust I know, I know just how I'm flowing
My way of doing things may be different from yours, but I am in control and confident in my own flow.

Please feel free to hate and complain
You can express your negative opinions about me and my choices all you want, but it won't change who I am.

Said I'm a do my thing
I am going to continue being myself and doing things my own way.

Say what you want cause this one ain't gonna change
Your words won't affect or change who I am or how I choose to express myself.

You don't know where I am going, and so you think I am lost
Just because you don't understand or agree with my choices, you assume I don't know where I'm headed in life.

I ain't on your page, OK so to you that means I'm off
My way of living and expressing myself may not align with yours, but that doesn't mean I'm lost or wrong.

When I dance, I dance to the beat of a drummer you don't hear and you can't see
I do things my own way, following a rhythm that you may not understand or perceive.

So if I look off beat to you, well the problem must be you not me
If you don't understand or appreciate my choices and way of doing things, it's not my problem but yours.

Irregular but never irrelevant, unusual but never uncool
Even though I may not conform to societal norms, that doesn't make me irrelevant or uncool.

You're not cut from my clothes
My choices and way of living may not resonate with you and that's okay.

You never get me, or I don't get you
We may have different opinions and ways of living which is perfectly okay.

Either A believer of the fact
I am a person who believes in the fact that...

That unique equals love
...being unique makes me special and worthy of love and respect.

So if I'm going to fast for you
If the way that I live and express myself is too much for you...

Open your mind and speed off
...open your mind to new perspectives and ideas and move on with your life.