Permission to Rock and Roll Lyrics

I know you had a plan in mind for me

I know you had a grand design for me

But it didn't make me happy

Coloring inside the lines

When my mind's eye saw such vibrancy

Begging not to be defined

So I am asking your permission

I am asking your permission

Yes I am asking for your permission

To rock and roll

I want you to know I still love you

I hear the harmony between us too

But I've come to feel so haunted

Dwelling on what might have been

This isn't the life I wanted

A desperate dream that doesn't seem to end

So I am asking your permission

I am asking your permission

Yes I am asking for your permission

To rock and roll

To rock and roll

And on the day I made that vow

I couldn't imagine how

Things would get this strange

I need it to be different now

Will your heart allow

For my heart to change

For my heart to change

Some things change and some things don't

My sound might change but my music won't

And I realize I'm grown now

Long out of your jurisdiction

If I didn't respect you I wouldn't even tell you

I'm able to make my own decision

But I am asking your permission

I am asking your permission

Yes I am asking for your permission

I am asking your permission

I am asking your permission

Yes I am asking for your permission

To rock and roll