you know.. sometimes.. you have to get yourself first i'm doin me.. (verse 1) sometimes as a women we do more than we should to a man that just dont treat us good, no gave him my heart, my time did all that i could in the past to keep him here with me, yea but now i woke, opened both my eyes up realize that i don't need any other man, if you can't love me equally then you don't need to be with me nothin more beautiful then knowin your worth and finally, i know exactly what i deserve (chorus) i'm doin me, this time around doin me, don't need you now i rather be by myself i won't let your drama hold me down i'm doin me, this time around doin me, cuz i finally found i rather be by myself i'm doin me, yea (verse 2) won't spend another minute wastin my time on a man that only tells me lies ain't sayin no no no no no that i don't need love but them games i don't need that in my life, no (chorus) (verse 3) now, i could pray for you to act right everyday but it ain't up to me to make you change life is to damn short to live unhappily so im bein selfish and puttin myself in first place (chorus) i'm doin ne this time around i'm doin me this time around no more cryin, going through hell it's so good, i'm lovin myself i'm doin me this time around i'm doin me i'm doin me yea yea i'm doin me yea yea