[Verse 1] I'm wiser now I'm not the foolish girl you used to know So long ago I'm stronger now I've learned from my mistakes which way to go And I should know I put myself aside to do it your way But now I need to do it all alone [Chorus] And I am not afraid to try it on my own I don't care if I'm right or wrong I'll live my life the way I feel No matter what I'll keep it real you know Time for me to do it on my own Yeah yeah, mmm, yeah yeah [Verse 2] It's over now I can't go back to living through your eyes Too many lies And if you don't know by now I can't go back to being someone else Not anymore I never had a chance to do things my way So now it's time for me to take control [Chorus] [Verse 3] Oh I start again go back to one I'm running things my way Can't stop me now, I've just begun Don't even think about it There ain't no way about it I'm taking names, the ones of mine Yes I'm going to take my turn It's time for me to finally stand alone, stand alone [Outro] I am not afraid to try it on my own And I don't care if I'm right or wrong I'll live my life the way I feel No matter what I'm going to keep it real you know It's time for me to do it See I'm not afraid