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