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   this fairy-tale life wasn't for me      Chorus:      I don't wanna be like Cinderella   sittin' in a dark, old, dusty cellar   Waitin' for somebody to come and set me free   I dont wanna be like someone waiting   For a handsome prince to come and save me   On a horse of white, unless somebody's on my side   Don't wanna be, no, no, no, no   I'd rather rescue my self      I can slay my own dragon   I can dream my own dream   My knight in shinin' 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 dont wanna be like someone waiting   For a handsome prince to come and save me   On a horse of white, unless somebody's on my side   Don't wanna be, no, no, no, no   I'd rather rescue myself.