I've had enough of your acting like you own me You call this love But it's just your way of trying to control me I know my rights I learned them in school And I won't live my life by your rules This is a declaration of my independence from you You pushed me over the edge And my pledge and allegiance is through I'm on permanent vacation From this nowhere situation This is a declaration of my independence from you You shut me out when I offer my opinions You put me down You say I'm too emotional to make good decisions I just can't breath there's no room to grow I'm strong enough to stand on my own This is a declaration of my independence from you... For a while my heart was really broken But that was before For a while I left these words unspoken But not anymore This is my emancipation From this nowhere situation Declaration of my independence Got my independence Gotta get out Got my independence from you I've got to get my independence from you I am free, I am free, I am free, I am free today My lord knows I am free Declaration of my independence This is... it's a declaration