Not One of the Boys / Candice Jones

lyrics:
[Verse 1]
While other girls were hosting tea parties, playing with their dolls,
I was running wild with the boys, climbing trees and scaling walls.
Building boats from wooden planks, racing cars through the sun,
Yet shadows in the garden made my fears feel like they’d won.
[chorus]
I’m not one of the boys, but I’m learning to be free,
Breaking all the rules they set, and just being me.
They tell me who I should be, how I should act and feel,
Not one of the boys, but I’m showing what’s real.
[verse]
They’d push their pretty dresses, and tell me how to play,
While I’d face the stormy whispers, daring to stray my way.
“Why not fit the pattern?” they’d ask with a scornful sneer,
But I’d craft my path in defiance, turning doubt into cheer.
[chorus]
I’m not one of the boys, but I’m learning to be free,
Breaking all the rules they set, and just being me.
They tell me who I should be, how I should act and feel,
Not one of the boys, but I’m showing what’s real.
[interlude]
[Bridge] [deeper voice]
Why do their expectations cast a shadow on my peace?
In the pressure to conform, I seek my own release.
Each “should” and “must” they push, I question and ignore,
In the chaos of their influence, I’m learning to explore.
[powerful instrumental drop]
[verse]
They told me who to be, but I’ve found my inner fire,
Their words no longer hold me; I’m my own desire.
Each choice is now my own, no longer bound by fear,
I’m moving forward boldly, my vision crystal clear.
[chorus]
I’m not one of the boys, but I’m learning to be free,
Breaking all the rules they set, and just being me.
They tell me who I should be, how I should act and feel,
Not one of the boys, but I’m showing what’s real.
[heavy interlude]
[Outro]
I might not fit their vision, but I’ve forged my own design,
In the realm of self-acceptance, I’ve found a life that’s mine.
Their expectations fade away, like echoes from the past,
(I’m standing in my power, and my joy is unsurpassed.)