I will not give up my own self
Just to be with you
I will not be glad just to do
What I′m told to do
I'm not meant to be your property
No, I belong to me

If I want to reach for the stars
You can′t hold me back
I want to take chances
Far off from the beaten track
Don't force me to be what I can't be
I belong to me

If you try to tame me
I will not obey
I′d rather leave you all alone
If you try to change me
I must break away
To be what I am on my own

I′m freezing, I'm burning
I live without compromise
I′m growing, I'm learning
I′m ready to pay the price
So don't fence me in I must be free
′Cause I belong to me

I hate to be burdened
With duties that I despise
You know I can't stand
To be watched by a thousand eyes
When I see a crowd it makes me flee
For I belong to me

If you want to keep me
Don't hold me so tight
I can′t give my life for your love
If you want to break me
I′ll not even fight
I just fly away like a dove

I'm here when you need me
I live and I die with you
To share all your troubles
I laugh and I cry with you
You can blame me and bless me
But you cannot possess me
′Cause I belong to me
To me!

Writer(s): Michael Kunze, Sylvester Levay<br>Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com