You Don’t Own Me

You don’t own me,

You can’t treat me like I’m a toy.

You don’t own me,

You can’t take away all my joy.

And don’t tell me what to do
Don’t tell me what to say
Don’t sell my life away
And don’t make a slave of me!

You don’t own me,

Don’t take my autonomy.

You don’t own me,

I need to be free to be me.

So, don’t tell me what to say.

Don’t tell me what to do.

Don’t take my liberty!

That’s all I ask of you.

I’m strong and I love to be strong.

I’m free and I need to be free

To live my life the way I want

Not a life of slavery.

So- don’t tell me what to do

Don’t tell me what to say

And let me be free to live

In my own special way.

You don’t own me….