[Intro – vocals only]
Mmm-hmm...
Ba-da-da...
Ba-da-da-da...
Well now...
Listen here, honey...
Ba-da-da...
Ba-da-da-da...
I've been doing just fine...
Long before you came around...
Mmm-hmm...
Yes sir...
Just fine on my own...
[Verse 1]
You can keep your promises, honey
Keep your roses too
I've got my own little corner
And I know what to do
I pay my own bills on Monday
Hang my own dreams in the sky
When the world starts spinning sideways
I don't need a hand to get by
[Pre-Chorus]
I've danced through hard times before
Watched people walk out the door
So if you're looking for somebody to save
You picked the wrong dame
[Chorus]
I don't need you
To tell me where to go
I don't need you
To teach me what I know
I've got my own two feet
My own rhythm, my own beat
I don't need you, no sir
I'm doing just fine on my own
[Post-Chorus]
Ba-da-da...
Ba-da-da-da...
Mmm-hmm...
Just fine on my own...
Ba-da-da...
Ba-da-da-da...
Mmm-hmm...
Doin' just fine alone...
[Verse 2]
I've crossed every bridge I built myself
Through sunshine and through rain
And every scar upon this heart
Has learned to wear its name
You can call me stubborn, darling
You can call me hard to hold
But I learned a long time ago
Not to wait around in the cold
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I've seen sweet talk come and go (come and go...)
Like smoke from a midnight show (midnight show...)
So don't mistake my smile for need
I'm perfectly complete
[Chorus 2]
I don't need you
To open every door
I don't need you
I've made it through before
I've got my own two feet
My own rhythm, my own beat
I don't need you, no sir
I'm doing just fine on my own
[Post-Chorus]
Ba-da-da...
Ba-da-da-da...
Mmm-hmm...
Just fine on my own...
Ba-da-da...
Ba-da-da-da...
Mmm-hmm...
Doin' just fine alone...
[Bridge – slower, smoky]
Now don't get me wrong, sweetheart
I enjoy a little company
But if you're here to rescue me
You don't know the first thing about me
Love should walk beside me
Not carry me away
If you're gonna stay
Then stay as my equal, not my savior
[Final Chorus – big band lift]
I don't need you
To tell me who to be
I don't need you
To hand the world to me
I've got my own two feet
My own rhythm, my own beat
I don't need you, no sir
But you're welcome next to me
[Post-Chorus – brass and vocalizations]
Ba-da-da...
Ba-da-da-da...
Mmm-hmm...
Right next to me...
Ba-da-da...
Ba-da-da-da...
Mmm-hmm...
That's where you're meant to be...
[Outro Upright bass, piano, muted trumpet]
No sir...
I don't need you...
But you can dance with me.