Miss Independent   Miss Self-sufficient   Miss Keep-your-distance      Miss Unafraid   Miss Outta-my-way   Miss Don't-let-a-man-interfere, no      Miss On-her-own   Miss Almost-grown   Miss Never-let-a-man-help-her-off-her-throne      So, by keeping her heart protected   She?d never ever feel rejected   Little Miss Apprehensive   I said ooh, she fell in love      What is this feeling taking over?   Thinking no one could open the door   Surprise! It?s time to feel what?s real      What happened to Miss Independent?   No longer need to be defensive   Goodbye, old you, when love is true      Miss Guarded-heart   Miss Play-it-smart   Miss If-you-wanna-use-that-line-you-better-not-start, no      But she miscalculated   She didn?t want to end up jaded   And this miss decided not to miss out on true love      So, by changing her misconceptions   She went in a new direction   And found inside she felt a connection   She fell in love      What is this feeling taking over?   Thinking no one could open the door   Surprise! It?s time to feel what?s real      What happened to Miss Independent?   No longer need to be defensive   Goodbye, old you, when love is true      When Miss Independent walked away   No time for love that came her way   She looked in the mirror and thought today   What happened to Miss No-longer-afraid?      It took some time for her to see   How beautiful love could truly be   No more talk of, "Why can?t that be me?"   I?m so glad I finally see      What is this feeling taking over?   Thinking no one could open the door   Surprise! It?s time to feel what?s real      What happened to Miss Independent?   No longer need to be defensive   Goodbye, old you, when love is true      Miss Independent