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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Fergie
Background Vocals
will.i.am
Programming
Ron Fair
String Conductor
Keith Harris
Drums
George Pajon Jr.
Guitar
Anatoly Rosinsky
Violin
Andrew Duckles
Viola
Armen Anassian
Violin
Barbra Porter
Violin
Brian Dembow
Viola
Charlie Bisharat
Violin
Cécilia Tsan
Cello
Darius Campo
Violin
David Low
Cello
Helen Nightengale
Violin
Josefina Vergara
Violin
Julie Gigante
Violin
Liane Mautner
Violin
Lisa Sutton
Violin
Matt Funes
Viola
Mike Valerio
Double Bass
Natalie Leggett
Violin
Rebecca Bunnell
Violin
Roberto Cani
Violin
Sarah Thornblade
Violin
Shoshana Claman
Violin
Sid Page
Violin
Suzie Katayama
Cello
Thomas Diener
Viola
Tiffany Hu
Violin
Trey Henry
Double Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stacy Ferguson
Songwriter
Toby Gad
Songwriter
Ron Fair
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
will.i.am
Producer
Ron Fair
Vocal Producer
Neil Tucker
Assistant Recording Engineer
Tal Herzberg
Recording Engineer
Allen Sides
Strings Engineer
Jack Joseph Puig
Mixing Engineer
Dean Nelson
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Bernie Grundman
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Da, da, da, da
[Verse 1]
The smell of your skin lingers on me now
You're probably on your flight back to your home town
I need some shelter of my own protection, baby
To be with myself in center
Clarity, peace, serenity
[Chorus]
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry
[Verse 2]
The path that I'm walking I must go alone
I must take the baby steps till I'm full grown, full grown
Fairy tales don't always have a happy ending, do they?
And I foresee the dark ahead if I stay
[Chorus]
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
[Verse 3]
Like the little school mate in the school yard
We'll play jacks and Uno cards
I'll be your best friend and you'll be mine
Valentine
Yes, you can hold my hand if you want to
'Cause I want to hold yours too
We'll be playmates and lovers and share our secret worlds
[Bridge]
But it's time for me to go home
It's getting late, dark outside
I need to be with myself in center
Clarity, peace, serenity
[Chorus]
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It's personal, myself and I
We've got some straightenin' out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I've got to get a move on with my life
It's time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry
Da, da, da, da, da, da
Written by: Stacy Ferguson, Tobias Gad