Say hello to the girl that I am You're gonna have to see through my perspective I need to make mistakes just to learn who I am And I don't wanna be so damn protected There must be another way 'Cause I believe in taking chances But who am I to say What a girl is to do? God, I need some answers I can't help the way I feel But my life has been so overprotected I tell them what I like What I want, what I don't But every time I do, I stand corrected Things that I've been told I can't believe what I hear about the world I realize I'm overprotected There must be another way 'Cause I believe in taking chances But who am I to say What a girl is to do? God, I need some answers I can't help the way I feel But my life has been so overprotected I need time Love, I need space I don't need nobody telling me just what I wanna What I, what, what, what I'm gonna Do about my destiny I say no Nobody telling me just what I wanna do I'm so fed up with people telling me to be Someone else but me What am I to do to win my life? How am I supposed to know what's right? I can't help the way I feel But my life has been so overprotected