I Don't Need Anybody

My daddy taught me to be strong

That life is tough but it goes on

He'd tell me: "Straighten up and fly right"

And showed me how to walk that line

My mother taught me all is fair

In love and war and what to wear

They both made me who I am

Now I know how to stand alone

Cause I don't need anybody to tell me I'm not good enough

I don't need some stupid man sayin' I'm not thin enough

I don't need someone to tell me how to live my life

Cause I'm a legend's daughter

I don't need to be your wife

I don't need a mechanic to show me how to fix my car

I don't need some rich producer sayin': "You'll never be a star"

Cause I know who I am

And I don't care who you think you are

Never thought I was very pretty

But that's because I couldn't see

That it was just jealousy

They couldn't handle someone like me

All those lovers of my past

Well It just never seemed to last

That's because they didn't know

That I make the rules I run the show

Cause I don't need anybody to tell me I'm not good enough

I don't need some stupid man sayin' I'm not thin enough

I don't need someone to tell me how to live my life

Cause I'm a legend's daughter

I don't need to be your wife

I don't need a mechanic to show me how to fix my car

I don't need some rich producer sayin': "You'll never be a star"

Cause I know who I am

And I don't care who you think you are

Maybe there's a man for me out there in this world

But I'm not gonna waste my time tryin' to be somebody's girl

Cause I don't need anybody to tell me I'm not good enough

I don't need some stupid man sayin' I'm not thin enough

I don't need someone to tell me how to live my life

Cause I'm a legend's daughter

I don't need to be your wife

I don't need a mechanic to show me how to fix my car

I don't need some rich producer sayin': "You'll never be a star"

Cause I don't need anybody

And I don't give a damn who you think you are