When I was a little girl   My mama used to say   Don't do this   Don't do that   Now go outside and play   Well here I am   About five years old   Just another girl   Dancing on the doorstep to the world   And that's where Cupid shoots   And Cupid fails   I'm not afraid to say   I'm seventeen   Right in between   But I Know I'm on my way   The mirroror tells me   You're so fine   You should be having fun   But I'm standing on the crossroads   Of my highway to the sun   I gotta go for it   I gotta do it myself   Ain't gonna get much help   From anybody else   And I do believe   It's what I really want   To hang on to myself baby   I hang on to my self   Let me tell you   Today I'm still that little girl   I used to be back then   I don't give up   I won't give in   One day you'll understand   Here I am I sing this song   Not just another girl   Standing on the treshold to your world   You gotta go for it   You gotta do it yourself   Ain't gonna get much help   From anybody else   So if you do believe   It's what you really want   Just hang on to yourself baby   Just hang on to yourself   Hello?   Some people say   One day baby you will see   Who is this?   You're gonna take that ride   For your destiny   It's your bubble girl   You better grab it while you can   You gotta go for it   You gotta do it yourself   Ain't gonna get much help   From anybody else   So if you do believe   It's what you really want   Just hang on to yourself baby   Just hang on to yourself