Waiting all your life
To talk about (talk about) the bi… Read Full Bio ↴Verse One
Waiting all your life
To talk about (talk about) the birds and the bees, yeah
Waiting all your life
To do the things (2x) the birds and the bees do
Growing up you learn to wait a while (a while)
Or take it slow awhile (a while)
‘Cause you’re learning from the right role models
Cinderella, Snow White – you know the rest
They made us all wanna choose perfection
(Doohoo Doo, ru, doohoohoohoe – yeah)
Growing up you think you’ve found the One (the One)
But you get hurt over and over again
Growing up you learn (you learn) to take control (control)
Or hurt them back (2x) – or stop this loving thing cause it’s not for you
Then one day you meet this guy
He seem so right
Are you mad to try again
But you do, you try again
If people wanna know why this is my answer…
Chorus:
I’m just a girl (I’m just a girl)
Who took a chance (who took a chance)
On someone extraordinary
A girl (I’m just a girl)
Who took a chance (who took a chance)
On someone extraordinary
His eyes make me believe in love
His heart made me try again
His life made me reach for life
Verse Two
Waiting all your life (your life) to live your life – (life)
now you’re caught up in group talk (talk)
Waiting all your life (your life) to stand up tall – (tall)
now you’re too shy to let them see you (see you)
All grown up and it doesn’t make sense how they still hold you down (down)
And they still make you doubt (doubt)
Cinderella, Snow White, you know the rest
They might be real but focus on your own love story
(Doohoo Doo, ru, doohoohoohoe – yeah)
You know you wanna tell them about his dreams (dreams)
About his visions (visions) and how he made them real (real)
You know you wanna tell them amongst these things (things)
He still makes you feel like number one
But there’s one thing, they’ll find his flaws
Are you mad that’s what they’ll say
But you know and God knows he is human
If people wanna know why (why) I’m holding on
I have to say that…
Chorus:
I’m just a girl (I’m just a girl)
Who took a chance (who took a chance)
On someone extraordinary
A girl (I’m just a girl)
Who took a chance (who took a chance)
On someone extraordinary
His eyes make me believe in love
His heart made me try again
His life made me reach for life
Written by: Christi Warner (2008) © Afrochica Entertainment
I'm Just a Girl
Christi Warner Lyrics
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Waiting all your life
To talk about (talk about) the birds and the bees, yeah
Waiting all your life
To do the things (2x) the birds and the bees do
Growing up you learn to wait a while (a while)
?Cause you?re learning from the right role models
Cinderella, Snow White ? you know the rest
They made us all wanna choose perfection
(Doohoo Doo, are you, doohoohoohoe ? yeah)
Growing up you think you?ve found the One (the One)
But you get hurt over and over again
Growing up you learn (you learn) to take control (control)
Or hurt them back (2x) ? or stop this loving thing cause it?s not for you
Then one day you meet this guy
He seem so right
Are you mad to try again
But you do, you try again
If people wanna know why this is my answer?
Chorus:
I?m just a girl (I?m just a girl)
Who took a chance (who took a chance)
On someone extraordinary
A girl (I?m just a girl)
Who took a chance (who took a chance)
On someone extraordinary
His eyes make me believe in love
His heart made me try again
His life made me reach for life
Verse Two
Waiting all your life (your life) to live your life ? (life)
Now you?re caught up in group talk (talk)
Waiting all your life (your life) to stand up tall ? (tall)
Now you?re too shy to let them see you (see you)
All grown up and it doesn?t make sense how they still hold you down (down)
And they still make you doubt (doubt)
Cinderella, Snow White, you know the rest
They might be real but focus on your own love story
(Doohoo Doo, are you, doohoohoohoe ? yeah)
You know you wanna tell them about his dreams (dreams)
About his visions (visions) and how he made them real (real)
You know you wanna tell them amongst these things (things)
He still makes you feel like number one
But there?s one thing, they?ll find his flaws
Are you mad that?s what they?ll say
But you know and God knows he is human
If people wanna know why (why) I?m holding on
I have to say that?
Chorus:
I?m just a girl (I?m just a girl)
Who took a chance (who took a chance)
On someone extraordinary
A girl (I?m just a girl)
Who took a chance (who took a chance)
On someone extraordinary
His eyes make me believe in love
His heart made me try again
His life made me reach for life
Written by: Christi Warner (2008) © Afrochica Entertainment
The song "I'm Just a Girl" by Christi Warner talks about waiting for the right person to come along and finding love despite the obstacles that come with it. The opening line of the song suggests that the singer has waited all her life to talk about the birds and the bees, which represents the innocence and naivety of the singer. The singer has grown up watching fairy tales, believing in perfect love stories like Cinderella and Snow White, but over time, she learns that love can be painful and involves taking control.
The singer then meets someone who seems right for her, although she acknowledges that people might question her judgement because of his flaws. The chorus repeats the same lines, emphasizing how she took a chance on someone extraordinary who makes her believe in love, try again, and reach for life. The second verse talks about how society can hold people back and make them doubt their choices, but the singer refuses to let that happen to her. Despite the criticisms she might face, she holds on to the belief that her partner is an extraordinary person who deserves her love.
Overall, "I'm Just a Girl" is a song that celebrates love and taking risks, even when others might not understand your choices.
Line by Line Meaning
Waiting all your life
To talk about (talk about) the birds and the bees, yeah
Spending your entire life waiting for someone to talk to you about sex education
Waiting all your life
To do the things (2x) the birds and the bees do
Waiting all your life to participate in sexual activities
Growing up you learn to wait a while (a while)
Or take it slow awhile (a while)
?Cause you?re learning from the right role models
Cinderella, Snow White ? you know the rest
They made us all wanna choose perfection
Being taught by fairy tale stories to seek perfection and wait for the right person to come into your life
Growing up you think you?ve found the One (the One)
But you get hurt over and over again
Thinking that you have found the perfect partner, but eventually getting hurt multiple times
Growing up you learn (you learn) to take control (control)
Or hurt them back (2x) ? or stop this loving thing cause it?s not for you
Learning to either take control of the relationship, hurt the other person back, or end the relationship altogether
Then one day you meet this guy
He seem so right
Are you mad to try again
But you do, you try again
If people wanna know why this is my answer?
Meeting someone who seems perfect and taking the chance to try again
I?m just a girl (I?m just a girl)
Who took a chance (who took a chance)
On someone extraordinary
A girl (I?m just a girl)
Who took a chance (who took a chance)
On someone extraordinary
Choosing to take a chance on someone special despite past hurt and disappointment
His eyes make me believe in love
His heart made me try again
His life made me reach for life
Being inspired by the qualities of the person she took a chance on
Waiting all your life (your life) to live your life ? (life)
Now you?re caught up in group talk (talk)
Having spent so much time waiting for the right person, but now feeling trapped by societal pressures
Waiting all your life (your life) to stand up tall ? (tall)
Now you?re too shy to let them see you (see you)
Waiting all your life to be confident and assertive, but feeling too shy to show it to others
All grown up and it doesn?t make sense how they still hold you down (down)
And they still make you doubt (doubt)
Cinderella, Snow White, you know the rest
They might be real but focus on your own love story
Feeling restricted by unrealistic and outdated societal standards and realizing the importance of focusing on one's own unique love story
You know you wanna tell them about his dreams (dreams)
About his visions (visions) and how he made them real (real)
You know you wanna tell them amongst these things (things)
He still makes you feel like number one
Desiring to share with others how this special person makes her feel
But there?s one thing, they?ll find his flaws
Are you mad that?s what they?ll say
But you know and God knows he is human
If people wanna know why (why) I?m holding on
I have to say that?
Being aware of the flaws of the special person she is holding onto, but realizing that everyone has flaws and choosing to see the good in him
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