Miss independent Miss self-sufficient Miss keep your distance Miss unafraid Miss out of my way Miss don't let a man interfere no Miss on her own Miss almost grown Miss never let a man help her off her throne So by keeping her heart protected She'd never ever feel rejected Little miss apprehensive Said ooh she fell in love What is the feelin' takin' over Thinkin' no one could open my door Surprise It's time To feel what's real What happened to Miss Independent No more the need to be defensive Goodbye old you When love is true Misguided heart Miss play it smart Miss if you want to use that line you better not start no But she miscalculated She didn't want to end up jaded And this miss decided not to miss out on true love So by changing her misconceptions She went in a new direction And found inside she felt a connection She fell in love What is the feelin' takin' over Thinkin' no one could open my door Surprise It's time (yeah) To feel what's real What happened to Miss Independent No more the need to be defensive Goodbye (goodbye) old you oh you When love when love is true When Miss Independence walked away No time for love that came her way She looked in the mirror and thought today What happened to miss no longer afraid It took some time for her to see How beautiful love could truly be No more talk of why can't that be me I'm so glad I finally feel What is the feelin' takin' over Thinkin' no one could open my door Surprise (surprise) it's time (yeah) To feel (to feel) what's real What happened to Miss Independent No more the need to be defensive Goodbye goodbye old you When love when love is true