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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Background Vocals
BossLady
BossLady
Background Vocals
Daniel Savio
Daniel Savio
Turntables
Max Martin
Max Martin
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Max Martin
Max Martin
Songwriter
Rami Yacoub
Rami Yacoub
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Max Martin
Max Martin
Producer
Rami Yacoub
Rami Yacoub
Producer
John Amatiello
John Amatiello
Recording Engineer
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer
Charles McCrorey
Charles McCrorey
Assistant Engineer
Michael Tucker
Michael Tucker
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
I need time, love, joy (Time, joy)
I need space, love
I need me (Action!)
[Verse 1]
Say hello to the girl that I am
You're gonna have to see through my perspective
I need to make mistakes just to learn who I am
And I don't wanna be so damn protected
[PreChorus]
There must be another way
'Cause I believe in taking chances
But who am I to say what a girl is to do?
God, I need some answers
[Chorus]
What am I to do with my life? (You will find it out, don't worry)
How am I supposed to know what's right? (You just gotta do it your way)
I can't help the way I feel
But my life has been so overprotected
[Verse 2]
I'll tell 'em what I like, what I want, and what I don't
But every time I do, I stand corrected
Things that I've been told, I can't believe what I hear about the world
I realize I'm overprotected
[PreChorus]
There must be another way
'Cause I believe in taking chances
But who am I to say what a girl is to do?
God, I need some answers
[Chorus]
What am I to do with my life? (You will find it out, don't worry)
How am I supposed to know what's right? (You just gotta do it your way)
I can't help the way I feel (Help the way I feel)
But my life has been so overprotected
[Bridge]
I need time, love
I need space (This is it)
[Bridge]
I don't need nobody telling me just what I wanna
What I, what, what, what I'm gonna do about my destiny (I need)
I say no, no, nobody's telling me just what I wanna do, do
I'm so fed up with people telling me to be someone else but me (Action!)
[Chorus]
What am I to do with my life? (You will find it out, don't worry)
How am I supposed to know what's right? (You just gotta do it your way)
I can't help the way I feel
But my life has been so overprotected
[Bridge]
I don't need nobody telling me just what I wanna
What I, what, what, what I'm gonna do about my destiny
I say no, no, nobody's telling me just what I wanna do, do
I'm so fed up with people telling me to be someone else but me
[Chorus]
What am I to do with my life? (You will find it out, don't worry)
How am I supposed to know what's right? (You just gotta do it your way)
I can't help the way I feel (Oh, I can't help the way I feel)
But my life has been so overprotected
Written by: Max Martin, Rami Yacoub
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