I need time (time) (love) Joy (joy) I need space (love) I need me (action) Say hello to the girl that i am You're gonna have to see through my perspective I need to make mistakes just to learn who i am And i don't wanna be so damn protected There must be another way 'cause i believe in taking chances But who am i to say What a girl is to do God i need some answers What am i to do with my life (you'll find it out, don't worry) How am i supposed to know what's right (you just got to do it your way) I can't help the way i feel But my life has been so overprotected I tell 'em what i like What i want And what i don't But every time i do i stand corrected Things that i've been told I can't believe what i hear about the world I realized i'm overprotected There must be another way 'cause i believe in taking chances But who am i to say What a girl is to do God i need some answers What am i to do with my life (you'll find it out, don't worry) How am i supposed to know what's right (you just got to do it your way) I can't help the way i feel (help the way i feel) But my life has been so overprotected I need time (love) I need space (this is it) I don't need nobody telling me just what i wanna What i want want What i'm gonna (i need) do about my destiny (i say just) nobody's telling me just what i wanna (do) I'm so fed up with people telling me to be Someone else but me (action) What am i to do with my life (you'll find it out, don't worry) How am i supposed to know what's right (you just got to do it your way) I can't help the way i feel But my life has been so overprotected I don't need nobody telling me just what i wanna What i want want What i'm gonna (i need) do about my destiny (i say just) nobody's telling me just what i wanna (do) I'm so fed up with people telling me to be Someone else but me What am i to do with my life (you'll find it out, don't worry)how am i supposed To know what's right (you just got to do it your way) I can't help the way i feel But my life has been so overprotected