I Belong to Me

I will not give up my own self

Just to be with you

I will not be glad just to do

What I'm told to do

I'm not meant to be your property

No, I belong to me

If I want to reach for the stars

You can't hold me back

I want to take chances

Far off from the beaten track

Don't force me to be what I can't be

I belong to me

If you try to tame me

I will not obey

I'd rather leave you alone

If you try to change me

I must break away

To be what I am on my own

I'm freezing, I'm burning

I live without compromise

I'm growing, I'm learning

I'm ready to pay the price

So don't fence me in, I must be free

'Cause I belong to me

I hate to be burdened

With duties that I despise

You know I can't stand

To be watched by a thousand eyes

When I see them coming, it makes me flee

For I belong to me

If you want to keep me, don't hold me so tight

I can't give my life for your love

If you want to break me

I won't even fight

I'll just fly away like a dove

I'm here when you need me

I'll live and I'll die with you

I'll share all your troubles

I'll laugh and I'll cry with you

You can blame me and bless me

But you cannot possess me

'Cause I belong to me

I belong to me