when i was just a little girl
my momma used to
tuck me into bed
and she'd read me a story
it always was about
a princess in distress
and how a guy
would save her
and end up with the glory
i'd lie in bed and think about
the person that
i want to be
then one day i realized
the fairy tale life
wasn't for me
i don't wanna be
like cinderella
sittin' in a dark
old dusty cellar
waiting for somebody
to come and set me free
i don't wanna be
like snow white waiting
for a handsome prince to
come and save me
on a horse of white
unless we're riding side
by side
don't want to
depend on no one else
i'd rather rescue myself
someday i'm gonna find
someone who wants my soul
heart and mind
who's not afraid to
show that he loves me
somebody who will understand
i'm happy just the way i am
don't need nobody
taking care of me
i will be there for him
just as strong as he
will be there for me
when i give myself then
it has to got to be
an equal thing
i don't wanna be
like cinderella
sittin' in a dark
old dusty cellar
waiting for somebody
to come and set me free
i don't wanna be
like snow white waiting
for a handsome prince to
come and save me
on a horse of white
unless we're riding side
by side
don't want to
depend on no one else
i'd rather rescue myself
i can slay
my own dragons
i can dream
my own dreams
my knight
in shining armour
is me
so i'm gonna
set me free
i don't wanna be
like cinderella
sittin' in a dark
old dusty cellar
waiting for somebody
to come and set me free
i don't wanna be
like snow white waiting
for a handsome prince to
come and save me
on a horse of white
unless we're riding side
by side
i don't wanna be
like cinderella
sittin' in a dark
old dusty cellar
waiting for somebody
to come and set me free
i don't wanna be
like snow white waiting
for a handsome prince to
come and save me
on a horse of white
unless we're riding side
by side
don't want to
depend on no one else
i'd rather rescue myself
i don't wanna be
like cinderella
sittin' in a dark
old dusty cellar
waiting for somebody
to come and set me free
i don't wanna be
like snow white waiting
for a handsome prince to
come and save me
on a horse of white
unless we're riding side
by side
don't want to
depend on no one else
i'd rather rescue myself