WHAT DOES IT MATTER

Why do people get vexed
If I mess with my sex
What does it matter the them
A category to peg
By what’s ‘tween my legs
What does it matter to them

But who do I hurt
If I choose a skirt
What does it matter to them
I don’t ask for much
Just freedom, and such
What does it matter to them

Why call it a vice
Make me pay a high price
What does it matter to them
I wouldn’t ask others to don
Anything but what they have on
What does it matter to them

And if I choose a new name
And its more than a game
What does it matter to them
But if I walk the street
They threaten to beat
What does it matter to them

I want my own life
Not looking for strife
What does it matter to them
And if I were free
A wonder maybe
What does it matter to them

Or my world will go grey
‘cause the price that I pay
What does it matter to them
God knows that I’ve tried
To keep it bottled inside
What does it matter to them

Or if in the ground I do lie
‘cause it caused me to die
What does it matter to them
Or if I go insane
On account of my pain
What does it matter to them

I want to be free
To say “this is me”
What does it matter to them
Make sure my mask is on tight
So I don’t cause a fright
Oh, what a world it would be
If we each could be free

By saying what does it matter to them!