When I was a little girl
My mama used to say
Don't do this

Don't do that
Now go outside and play
Well here I am

About five years old
Just another girl
Dancing on the doorstep to the world


And that's where Cupid shoots
And Cupid fails

I'm not afraid to say
I'm seventeen
Right in between

But I know I'm on my way
The mirror tells me
You're so fine

You should be having fun
But I'm standing on the crossroads
Of my highway to the sun


I gotta go for it
I gotta do it myself

Ain't gonna get much help
From anybody else
And I do believe

It's what I really want
To hang on to myself baby
I hang on to myself


Let me tell you
Today I'm still that little girl

I used to be back then
I don't give up
I won't give in

One day you'll understand
Here I am
I sing this song

Not just another girl
Standing on the threshold to your world


You gotta go for it
You gotta do it yourself
Ain't gonna get much help

From anybody else
So if you do believe
It's what you really want

Just hang on to yourself baby
Just hang on to yourself


Hello?
Some people say
One day baby you will see

Who is this?
You're gonna take that ride
For your destiny

It's your bubble girl
You better grab it while you can


You gotta go for it
You gotta do it yourself
Ain't gonna get much help

From anybody else
So if you do believe
It's what you really want

Just hang on to yourself baby
Just hang on to yourself