When I was just a little girl
My Mama used to tuck me into bed
And she read me a story
It always was about a princess in distress
And how a guy would save her
And end up with the glory

I'd lie in bed and think about the person that
I wanted to be
Then one day I realized
The fairy-tale life
Wasn't for me

I don't wanna be like Cinderella
Sittin' in a dark, old, dusty cellar
Waitin' for somebody
To come and set me free
I don't wanna be like someone waitin'
For a handsome prince to come and save me
I'm gonna survive
Unless somebody's by my side
Don't wanna be no no no one else
I'd rather rescue myself

Someday I'm gonna find someone
That wants my soul, heart, and mind
Who's not afraid to show he loves me
Somebody who will understand
I'm happy just the way I am
Don't need nobody takin' care of me

I will be there for him
Just as long as he
Will be there for me
When I get myself steady
It's got to be
An equal thing

I don't wanna be like Cinderella
Sittin' in a dark, old, dusty cellar
Waitin' for somebody
To come and set me free
I don't wanna be like someone waitin'
For a handsome prince to come and save me
I'm gonna survive
Unless somebody's by my side
Don't wanna be no no no one else
I'd rather rescue myself

I can slay my own dragons.
I can dream my own dreams.
My knight in shining armor is me,
so i'm gonna set me free.

I don't wanna be like Cinderella
Sittin' in a dark, old, dusty cellar
Waitin' for somebody
To come and set me free
I don't wanna be like someone waitin'
For a handsome prince to come and save me
I'm gonna survive
Unless somebody's by my side
Don't wanna be no no no one else
I'd rather rescue myself