You don't own me   I'm not just one of your many toys   You don't own me   Don't say I can't go with other boys      And don't tell me what to do   And don't tell me what to say   And, please, when I go out with you   Don't put me on display      'Cause, you don't own me   Don't try to change me in any way   You don't own me   Don't tie me down 'cause I'll never stay      I don't tell you what to say   I don't tell you what to do   So, just let me be myself   That's all I ask of you      I'm young and I love to be young   I'm free and I love to be free   To live my life the way that I want   To say and do whatever I please      And, don't tell me what to do, yeah   Don't, don't you tell me what to say   And, please, when I go out with you   Don't put me on display      I don't tell you what to say   I don't tell you what to do   So, just let me be myself   That's all I ask of you      I'm young and I love to be young   I'm free and I love to be free   To live my life the way that I want