Don't Tell Me How To Live – English Lyrics

• By: Kid Rock, Monster Truck

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw and unfiltered world of "Don't Tell Me How To Live" by Kid Rock featuring Monster Truck. This song is a bold expression of individualism and a challenge to societal norms, offering a chance to explore themes of defiance and self-assertion through its direct and provocative English lyrics. What makes it special is its unapologetic stance, inviting listeners to confront differing viewpoints and understand a particular perspective on modern culture.

[English]

Fuck all you hoes!

Detroit 'til I die, motherfucker!

Talkin' all that bullshit!

Ain't nobody gonna tell me how to live!

I'm a moonshine sipper, straight slippin' in the darkness

Far from heartless, I'm more like the sharpest

Tool in the shed, no, I've never been the smartest

But make no mistake, I hit the fucking hardest

Devil without a cause, you heard me scream it

And 20 years later, bitch, I still fucking mean it

Bucka bucka, you ain't never met a motherfucker like this

Kiss my ass, then you can suck a dick

Sideways, my way or the highway, listen up

Ain't nothing changed here, I still don't give a fuck

So what the fuck's up with all the backlash?

You snowflakes, here's a news flash!

Ain't nobody gonna tell me how to live!

Years ago, we all thought it was a joke, see

That every kid got a motherfuckin' trophy

But, yo, homie, here's the situation:

A nation of pussies is our next generation!

And these minions and their agendas

Every opinion has a millennial offended

But this amendment one, it rings true

And if you don't dissent, bitch, then see number two

Ain't nothin' new: right church, wrong pew

Get a clue, a crew, your fake news and views

Can all get the bottom of my motherfuckin' shoe

I'm the last of a few still screamin', "Fuck you!"

Ain't nobody gonna tell me how to live!

Oh, I'm gonna soar like an eagle

My wings will carry me away (I ain't never goin' down)

I got the heart of a lion

And I get stronger every day

You'll never tell me shit, you'll never flip my script

Because I'm more outrageous than the Vegas strip

You're like Mayberry, bitch, I'm hard and crisp

High-risk Hillbilly, but I'm filthy rich

You're like Milli Vanilli, kinda silly and shit

I'm like Shotgun Willie, smokin' Phillies and shit

I'm like Reverend Run or David Lee Roth

Like Springsteen, bitch, I'm the motherfuckin' boss

James Dean shit, I'm more like Brad Pitt

A little less pretty, but I slang more dick

I twang more riffs, I slide through grass

I rip more lines than a ten pound bass

Pass the mic, I'm like Sloe Gin Fizz

It ain't nobody, it ain't nobody

Ain't nobody gonna tell me how to live!

Key Grammar Structures

• Ain't nobody gonna tell me how to live!

  ➔ Contraction (Ain't) + Negative construction with 'nobody'

  ➔ 'Ain't' is a colloquial contraction for 'am not,' 'is not,' etc. The phrase 'Ain't nobody' is a double negative, emphasizing the idea of no one.

• I'm a moonshine sipper, straight slippin' in the darkness

  ➔ Present continuous tense (I'm... sipper) + Gerund (slippin')

  ➔ 'I'm a moonshine sipper' uses the present continuous to describe a habitual action. 'Slippin'' is a gerund, functioning as a verb in the phrase.

• But make no mistake, I hit the fucking hardest

  ➔ Imperative mood (make) + Bare infinitive (hit)

  ➔ 'Make no mistake' is an imperative phrase, and 'hit' is a bare infinitive following it, emphasizing certainty.

• And 20 years later, bitch, I still fucking mean it

  ➔ Present tense with time marker (still mean)

  ➔ Despite the time marker '20 years later,' the present tense 'still mean' is used to show the continuity of the action.

• You snowflakes, here's a news flash!

  ➔ Appositive (You snowflakes) + Interjection (here's)

  ➔ 'You snowflakes' is an appositive, renaming the subject. 'Here's' is an interjection used to draw attention.