Free To Be Me

All my life,
They told me who to be.
But deep inside,
I knew I had to break free.
Be a good girl.
Do what they say.
Keep your head down.
Don't get in the way.
Smile when you're hurting.
Hide what you feel.
I played their game,
but it wasn't real.
Now I'm free
to be me.
Free to live.
Free to breathe.
I won't bend.
I won't bend.
I won't break.
I won't live.
I won't live for their sake.
This is my life.
This is my truth.
I'm finally standing in my own shoes.
I'm free
to be
Me.
They told me how
a woman should live.
What I should want,
and what I should give.
Be someone's daughter.
Be someone's wife.
But nobody asked me
What I wanted from life.
Now I'm free
to be me.
Free to live.
Free to breathe.
I won't bend.
I won't bend.
I won't break.
I won't live.
I won't live for their sake.
This is my life.
This is my truth.
I'm finally standing in my own shoes.
I'm free
to be me.
I carried their words.
Ah.
I carried their weight.
Ah.
I let their opinions
Decide my fate.
But every chain
that held me down,
Couldn't stop me
from turning
around.
Now,
i choose me
for the first time in years.
I let go of shame.
I let go of fear.
I don't need permission
to be who I am.
I found my own voice,
And I know where I stand.
Now I'm free
to be me.
Free to live.
Free to breathe.
I won't bend.
I won't bend.
I won't break.
I won't live.
I won't live for their sake.
This is my life.
This is my truth.
I'm finally standing in my own shoes.
I'm free
to be me.
I don't need their approval.
I don't need their approval.
I don't need their eyes.
I don't need their eyes.
I finally found myself.
I finally found myself.
Behind all those lies.
This is my life.
This is my choice.
And for the first time,
I'm listening to my voice.
Free to be me.