When I was just a little girl my mama 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 wanted to be
Then one day I realized the fairytale wasn't for me, oh
I don't wanna be like Cinderella
Sitting in a dark, cold, dusty cellar
Waiting for somebody
To come and set me free
(Come and set me free)
I don't wanna be like someone waiting
For a handsome prince to come and save me
On I will survive
Unless somebody's on my side
Don't wanna depend on no one else
I'd rather rescue myself
(Mm,oh, mm)
Someday I'm gonna find someone that wants my body, 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), I will be there for him just as long as he will be there for me
When I give myself then it has got to be an equal thing
I don't wanna be like Cinderella
Sitting in a dark, cold, dusty cellar
Waiting for somebody
(Somebody)
To come and set me free
I don't wanna be like someone waiting
For a handsome prince to come and save me
On I will survive
Unless somebody's on my side
Don't depend on no one else
I'd rather rescue myself
I can slay (I can slay) my own dragons (my own dragons), I can dream my own dreams (my own dreams)
My knight in shining armor (shining armor) is me (is me)
So I'm gonna set me free, yeah
I don't wanna be like Cinderella
Sitting in a dark, cold, dusty cellar
Waiting for somebody
To come and set me free
I don't wanna be like someone waiting
For a handsome prince to come and save me
On I will survive
Unless somebody's on my side
I don't wanna be like Cinderella
Sitting in a dark, cold, dusty cellar
Waiting for somebody
To come and set me free
(No)
I don't wanna be like someone waiting
For a handsome prince to come and save me
On I will survive
Unless somebody's on my side
Don't depend on no one else
I'd rather rescue myself
