Everyone says I was a strong willed child
But I was just developin' my own style
Though I pay a price bein' independent
If the rule won't break I'm gonna bend it
I'm soft like a woman
Strong like a man
Easy to love and hard to understand
This is me
Take it or leave it
My own girl
You better believe it
What you see is what I am
And who I want to be
This is me
I've never been afraid to speak my mind
Or lay my heart out on the line
I've had my share of wrong directions
Yeah, but everybody's got a few imperfections
I spent a lot of time gettin' this way
And maybe I'm never gonna change
But
Why would I wanna be anyone else
When it's so much fun just bein' myself
This is me
Take it or leave it
My own girl
You better believe it
What you see is what I am
And who I want to be
This is me
But I was just developin' my own style
Though I pay a price bein' independent
If the rule won't break I'm gonna bend it
I'm soft like a woman
Strong like a man
Easy to love and hard to understand
This is me
Take it or leave it
My own girl
You better believe it
What you see is what I am
And who I want to be
This is me
I've never been afraid to speak my mind
Or lay my heart out on the line
I've had my share of wrong directions
Yeah, but everybody's got a few imperfections
I spent a lot of time gettin' this way
And maybe I'm never gonna change
But
Why would I wanna be anyone else
When it's so much fun just bein' myself
This is me
Take it or leave it
My own girl
You better believe it
What you see is what I am
And who I want to be
This is me