When duty call  the leader Pep come hard
 Try to dis my girl Salt  up goes my guard
 Still feminine  feminine still  yes
 But then next pump a hundred weight bench press
 So what it mean  Pep? I'm not impressed
 Cuz I wear the pants  and you wear the dress
 Punk  you're lovin' stunk  you're not a hunk
 This is independent funk

 And I'm gettin' ready for the year 2000
 Independent - yes, I'm housin'
 Independent - yeah, now watch me
 Independent - no one can stop me

 Woman and I am independent
 I make my own money so don't tell me how to spend it
 Cuz you need me, and I don't need you
 So listen close, boy, to my independent funk
 Yeah, can you feel it?
 Yes, it's my, it's my independent funk

 (Yawn) You're sleepy, go to bed
 Wanna step? Go ahead and jet
 Now wake up from your dreamin' cuz you're dealin' with the Pep
 Like Oakley from the Knicks, yes, I'm havin' a ball
 You think because you're leaving that I'm gonna take a fall?
 It was small thing, oooo, it was really too small
 Livin' large, boy, standing ten feet tall
 Now my heart won't dent, keep the money I lent
 And don't forget I pay the rent, this is my apartment
 I'm independent

 I am independent
 That's right I said it, and be damn sure I meant it
 Cuz a girl like me can have anybody
 So give my love, boy, to my independent funk
 Hey...

 Salty the V.I.P., you should have stuck with me
 What are you stupid? Huh, my pockets run deep
 So flex the Rolex and the sex that I gave ya
 In jail with no bail and now nothin' can save ya
 You want me to visit? I ain't with it lizard
 We had magic now ya lost without the love wizard
 Ya had to cross me, and now you lost me
 Get off me softy, I'm the boss, see?
 You can't disguise the lies in your eyes - you're not a heartbreaker
 You're a fraud, and I'm bored - you're a fake faker
 It's too late to debate with the moneymaker
 After while, crackhead - see ya later, gator

 Woman and I am independent
 I make my own money so don't tell me how to spend it
 Cuz you need me, and I don't need you
 So listen close, boy, to my independent funk
 Yeah, so funky, so funky

 No, no, no more nookie for you cuz I gave ya the boot
 Go ahead and go in your Yugo, gonna miss the Benz Coupe, hometroop
 Who's supportin' ya now?
 Got a job or do ya rob? I heard you're sellin' drugs - wow
 Big man, huh? But just understand Uncle Sam know the scam
 You'll end up in the can
 Singin' a sad song cuz you did me wrong
 Couldn't fool me for long, I got it goin' on
 I'm independent

 Yes, I am independent
 That's right I said it, and be damn sure I meant it
 Cuz a girl like me can have anybody
 So give my love, boy, to my independent funk
 Hey yeah...my independent funk
 It's just an independent funk
 Get with this independent funk

 You're a baby so maybe you just needed a babysitter
 Bitter? I figure I'm rid of a piece of litter
 Tiger, tigger, I bounce back, and you're a quitter
 Your girl is gone for good so just forget her
 You're blind, you'll never find another better
 Your mind stays on a behind in a tight sweater
 Burned your flowers and your love letters
 Never a tear will I shed
 I'm independent

 Yes, I am independent
 I make my own money so don't tell me how to spend it
 Cuz you need me, and I don't need you
 So listen close, boy, to my independent funk
 Yeah