<div>Verse 1:</div><div>Some of these guys are scared</div><div>Watching me take the lead in everything</div><div>When in fact, there's nothing wrong with that</div><div>Why does it scare you so much?</div><div>You should be happy to see my hard work</div><div>Dude, I conquer how you conquer</div><div>I make my own money and my own space</div><div>While I'm having fun</div><div>I don't need your help, I do everything by myself</div><div>(I make my own rules)</div><div>But that's why I'm here dear</div><div>As they keep saying my name</div><div>Boy, you don't need to walk away, don't be afraid</div><div>Just respect me and you can have the best of me</div><div>Trying to race against the storm won't help you at all</div><div><br></div><div>Pre-Chorus</div><div><br></div><div>My resistance could start a war</div><div>My persistence could make you run away</div><div>All this fire in my eyes is for a reason</div><div>But if you're not ready for that</div><div>Honey, I can't blame you</div><div><br></div><div>Chorus</div><div><br></div><div>After I met the power that lived in me</div><div>I never let him die again</div><div>Accepting my female independence was like going to war</div><div>I was never the same</div><div>I'm ready as a battle tank</div><div>I can't blame you</div><div>For not knowing how to deal with all this</div><div>Just sit and watch</div><div>As an independent woman does</div><div><br></div><div>Verse 2:</div><div>Let's clarify the facts</div><div>Trying to delay and grow with my name won't work</div><div>I hope my girls from H-Town</div><div>Have learned it</div><div>And don't let these guys speak for them</div><div>With my Grammy in my room</div><div>I open the door to my house and welcome you</div><div>You can't with me, learn this</div><div>Like Princess Diana I tell you '' man, bye ''</div><div>Like Mrs. Oprah I can command</div><div>What they said I couldn't</div><div>My mother gave me good lessons</div><div>And now this is what I teach my daughter</div><div>I already said that my confidence is something too big</div><div>But it's hard not to feel good</div><div>When none of these guys do like me</div><div>They want to act like me</div><div>They want to go up like me</div><div>Come to me, don't be afraid</div><div><br></div><div>Pre-Chorus</div><div><br></div><div>My resistance could start a war</div><div>My persistence could make you run away</div><div>All this fire in my eyes is for a reason</div><div>But if you're not ready for that</div><div>Honey, I can't blame you</div><div><br></div><div>Chorus</div><div><br></div><div>After I met the power that lived in me</div><div>I never let him die again</div><div>Accepting my female independence was like going to war</div><div>I was never the same</div><div>I'm ready as a battle tank</div><div>I can't blame you</div><div>For not knowing how to deal with all this</div><div>Just sit and watch</div><div>As an independent woman does</div><div><br></div><div>Other</div><div>I never wanted to start a war between us</div><div>I just hope you see</div><div>How hard I worked to be on top</div><div>You know nothing about me</div>