Stop

Stop telling me you know better and how to live my life.
I'm tired of your insults cutting through me like a knife.
This may not be the way you wanted my life to be,
but in my heart I know there's no other way for me.

Stop telling me to lose my friends so that others will approve.
Your statements fall upon deaf ears and away from you I'll move.
Regardless of our pasts, my friends are dear to me.
I'd never give up one of them for someone who could be.

Stop telling me I'm living wrong and shouldn't act this way.
I'm tired of pretending who I am and watching what I say.
Whether I'm alone or in a group full of friends,
I know that there is a family here and love that never ends.

Stop telling me I'll never marry after the choices that I make.
My lifestyle may be different but it's better than being fake.
Maybe it will be harder to make my dreams come true,
but I'd rather keep looking than settle and make choices I can't undo.

Stop telling me the people in my life will hold me back.
The ones who I hold dear are who got me back on track.
They helped me see who I was and who I came to be.
Without these choices you despise, I wouldn't have become me.

Stop telling me you think you know better and how to live my life.
This is my life to live and one day, I'll have my dreams of being a mother and a wife.
Regardless of these friends that you claim hold be back,
and regardless of my choices you love to scrutinize and attack,
this is the way I'm choosing and it's what is right for me.
Accept this or move on, because there's no one I'd rather be.