when i was just a little girl my mama used to tuck me into bed and she d 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 fairytale life wasn t for me i don t wanna be like cinderella sitting in a dark old dusty cellar waiting for somebody to come and set me free i don t wanna be like snow white waiting for a handsome prince to come and save me on a horse of white unless we re ridin side by side don t wanna depend on no one else i d rather rescue myself someday i m gonna find someone who wants my body soul heart and mind who s not afraid to show that he loves me somebody who will understand i m happy just the way i am don t need nobody taking care of me i will be there for him just as long as he will be there for me whenever i give myself that it has got to be an equal seat  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 1