I will not be well bred Obedient and well behaved I will not be steady And ready to be enslaved I don't want to be your property Cuz I belong to me When I walk the tightrope Don't stop me, Just let me try I want to take chances Find out what it takes to fly I don't care at all if you agree I belong to me If you try to range me on your own array You force me to leave you alone If you try to change me I'll just break away To be what I am on my own I'm freezing, I'm burning You can't put me on the shelf I'm growing, I'm learning To be even more myself I know it's not easy to be free
But I belong to me I hate to be burdened With duties and ancient lies Can't stand to be touched By the looks of a thousand eyes I flee from the crowd in agony I just belong to me If you want to find me don't hold me so tight Don't break me and don't take me on If you try to hold me I'm ready to fight I'll shake off my chains and be gone! I'm here when you need me I live and I die with you I'll share all your troubles I'll laugh and I'll cry with you You can blame me and bless me But you cannot possess me Cuz I belong to me To me!