I'm Growing Up Now

I'm growing up now,
I'm not a little girl.
You guys have to trust me,
to survive this cruel world.
I'm not a little baby,
you can't dress me anymore.
I'm fourteen, remember?
The big one, four!
In four years I"ll be out of here,
so I need to prepare now.
But obviously I'm still caged in,
because being free isn't allowed.
Yeah, I go shopping
with all my friends.
I can't help if you can't stand
my fashion sense.
Nothing is good enough,
everything is too tight.
Or it's too revealing;
my style is never right.

I'm growing up now,
I'm not a little girl.
You guys have to trust me,
to survive this cruel world.
Just in case you haven't noticed,
I'm going to high school.
I'm moving on with my life,
and there's nothing you can do.
I'm getting older,
that I must say.
But I'm living life,
because you two are in my way.
I know that you're my parents,
and you're trying to help me in life.
But there's only so much I can take,
and shopping for me today crossed the line.
Do you guys think,
that I'll shop like a hoochie?
Do you think,
that I want to be like everyobdy?
Well don't worry I don't,
I can shop for myself.
I don't need your nagging,
and certainly not your help.

I'm growing up now,
I'm not a little girl.
You guys have to trust me,
to survive this cruel world.
I can chose my own friends,
I know what people to hang with.
I don't want you telling no to hang with them,
because of how they dress.
Really I think I have my own preferences,
my own decision on what is a friend.
You telling who to chose,
has really got to end.
Look I've been in the world long enough,
to know who's bad and who's good.
I think I know what happens,
when I hang with people from the "hood".

I'm growing up now,
I'm not a little girl.
You guys have to trust me,
to survive this cruel world.
Just have a litte faith,
in the daughter you've rasied.
It's time for things to change,
and today is the day.
I should be able to do certain things,
and make certain choices.
When I do decide,
in my head I'll hear your voices.
Don't get my wrong Mom and Dad,
I love you both to death.
But just let me learn to live life,
while you two chill out and rest.