I'm not a china doll.
You don't need to treat me like I'm going to break.
If I acted like I can't stand up for myself,
then I'd just feel like a fake.
Beauty doesn't have to be fragile.
I'm still a girl with this power and quick mind
Does this lipstick and eyeshadow
Put my arms and legs in a bind?
I'm not ugly, not untouchable,
Don't get me wrong--
I'm just strong.
Strong enough to face
the toughest, darkest parts of the world
Not going to stay 'in a woman's place'
I've got things I have to do.
I'm not going to bow down and beg for love--
Not going to pretend for you.
If you expect me to beg and cry,
you won't last long
Because I'm...
Strong.
The world is too big and inviting
for me to stay in here and cook and clean
There's no man out there so perfect
that I'd love him over my dream.
Not going to bat my eyelashes and be treated like this
If you can't take the heat then go away.
If you're afraid of me then you don't deserve me.
Think of it what you may.
I'm not ugly, not untouchable.
Don't get me wrong--
I'm just strong.
Too strong to get taken easily
Too strong to wait for someone to rescue me
Too strong for delicacy and fragility
Too strong for the men who run scared.
If you still see the beauty in me,
If you think that you belong,
Then you'll have to be strong.
Strong enough to face
the toughest, darkest parts of the world,
tough enough to stay by my side.
Strong enough to fight it through
to love me as equals in the same fight,
because I'm on the same level as you.
If you can hold on as I shine,
you might last long
Because we're...
Strong.