If I had one chance to   In my life again   I wouldn't make no changes   Now or way back when (yeah)   And if everything turns out   The way I hope it goes   But I cant wait to find out   What it is that God knows      But I don't wanna think about   What's gonna come around for me   I'll just take it day by day   'Cause it's the only way   To be the best that I can be      I never pretend to be something I'm not   You get what you see, when you see what I've got   We live in the real world, I'm just a real girl   I know exactly where I stand      And all I can do is be true to myself   I don't need permission from nobody else   'Cause this is the real world, I'm not a little girl   I know exactly who I am      And nothing's ever perfect   There's no guarantee   And if I knew the answers   It would put my mind at ease (no)   So I'll just keep on going   The way I've gone so far   And maybe I'll end up   Tryin' to catch a fallin star (yeah)      But I don't wanna think about   What's gonna come around for me   I'll just take it day by day   'Cause it's the only way   To be the best that I can be      I never pretend to be something I'm not   You get what you see, when you see what I've got   We live in the real world, I'm just a real girl   I know exactly where I stand      And all I can do is be true to myself   I don't need permission from nobody else   'Cause this is the real world, I'm not a little girl   I know exactly who I am      Baby this is who I am   Don't need you to understand   'Cause everything is right where it should be   It wont be long til you know about me,   'Cause I don't give a...   Even when I'm out of love   'Cause everythings just how it should be   And it wont be long till you know about me      I never pretend to be something I'm not   You get what you see, when you see what I've got   We live in the real world, I'm just a real girl   I know exactly where I stand      And all I can do is be true to myself   I don't need permission from nobody else   'Cause this is the real world, I'm not a little girl   I know exactly who I am      I never pretend to be something I'm not   You get what you see, when you see what I've got   We live in the real world, I'm just a real girl   I know exactly where I stand      And all I can do is be true to myself   I don't need permission from nobody else   'Cause this is the real world, I'm not a little girl   I know exactly who I am