Verse One Waiting all your life To talk about (talk about) the birds and the bees, yeah Waiting all your life To do the things (2x) the birds and the bees do Growing up you learn to wait a while (a while) Or take it slow awhile (a while) 'Cause you're learning from the right role models Cinderella, Snow White? you know the rest They made us all wanna choose perfection (Doohoo Doo, are you, doohoohoohoe? yeah) Growing up you think you've found the One (the One) But you get hurt over and over again Growing up you learn (you learn) to take control (control) Or hurt them back (2x)? or stop this loving thing cause it's not for you Then one day you meet this guy He seem so right Are you mad to try again But you do, you try again If people wanna know why this is my answer? Chorus: I'm just a girl (I'm just a girl) Who took a chance (who took a chance) On someone extraordinary A girl (I'm just a girl) Who took a chance (who took a chance) On someone extraordinary His eyes make me believe in love His heart made me try again His life made me reach for life Verse Two Waiting all your life (your life) to live your life? (life)
Now you're caught up in group talk (talk) Waiting all your life (your life) to stand up tall? (tall) Now you're too shy to let them see you (see you) All grown up and it doesn't make sense how they still hold you down (down) And they still make you doubt (doubt) Cinderella, Snow White, you know the rest They might be real but focus on your own love story (Doohoo Doo, are you, doohoohoohoe? yeah) You know you wanna tell them about his dreams (dreams) About his visions (visions) and how he made them real (real) You know you wanna tell them amongst these things (things) He still makes you feel like number one But there's one thing, they'll find his flaws Are you mad that's what they'll say But you know and God knows he is human If people wanna know why (why) I'm holding on I have to say that? Chorus: I'm just a girl (I'm just a girl) Who took a chance (who took a chance) On someone extraordinary A girl (I'm just a girl) Who took a chance (who took a chance) On someone extraordinary His eyes make me believe in love His heart made me try again His life made me reach for life Written by: Christi Warner (2008) © Afrochica Entertainment