When I was just a little girl    My Mama used to tuck me into bed    And she read me a story    It always was about a princess in distress    And how a guy would save her    And end up with the glory       I'd lie in bed and think about the person that    I wanted to be    Then one day I realized    The fairy-tale life    Wasn't for me       I don't wanna be like Cinderella    Sittin' in a dark, old, dusty cellar    Waitin' for somebody    To come and set me free    I don't wanna be like someone waitin'    For a handsome prince to come and save me    I'm gonna survive    Unless somebody's by my side    Don't wanna be no no no one else    I'd rather rescue myself       Someday I'm gonna find someone    That wants my soul, heart, and mind    Who's not afraid to show he loves me    Somebody who will understand    I'm happy just the way I am    Don't need nobody takin' care of me       I will be there for him    Just as long as he    Will be there for me    When I get myself steady    It's got to be    An equal thing       I don't wanna be like Cinderella    Sittin' in a dark, old, dusty cellar    Waitin' for somebody    To come and set me free    I don't wanna be like someone waitin'    For a handsome prince to come and save me    I'm gonna survive    Unless somebody's by my side    Don't wanna be no no no one else    I'd rather rescue myself       I can slay my own dragons.    I can dream my own dreams.    My knight in shining armor is me,    so i'm gonna set me free.       I don't wanna be like Cinderella    Sittin' in a dark, old, dusty cellar    Waitin' for somebody    To come and set me free    I don't wanna be like someone waitin'    For a handsome prince to come and save me    I'm gonna survive    Unless somebody's by my side    Don't wanna be no no no one else    I'd rather rescue myself