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)
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 wanna depend on no one else
I'd rather rescue myself
