"Cinderella" is a song originally performed by i5 (International 5). It is featured in a Disney Channel Original Movie, The Cheetah Girls. It is also the first single from The Cheetah Girls' self-titled soundtrack album The Cheetah Girls, as well as their debut single.
Lyrics
When I was just a little girl
My mama used to tuck me into bed
She read me a story
It always was about a princess in distress
And how a guy would save her
And end up with the glory
I'd lie in bed and think about
The person that I want to be
Then one day I realized
The fairy tale life wasn't for me
I don't wanna be like Cinderella
Sitting in a dark old dusty cellar
Waiting for somebody
To come and set me free
I don't wanna be like Snow White waiting
For a handsome prince to come and save me
On a horse of white
Unless we're riding side by side
Don't wanna depend on no one else
I'd rather rescue myself
Someday I'm gonna find someone
Who wants my soul, heart and mind
Who's not afraid to show that he loves me
Somebody who will understand
I'm happy just the way I am
Don't need nobody taking care of me
(I will be there)
I will be there for him
Just as strong as he
Will be there for me
When I give myself then it has got to be
An equal thing
I don't wanna be like Cinderella
Sitting in a dark old dusty cellar
Waiting for somebody
To come and set me free
I don't wanna be like Snow White waiting
For a handsome prince to come and save me
On a horse of white
Unless we're riding side by side
Don't wanna depend on no one else
I'd rather rescue myself
(Rescue myself, rescue myself)
I can slay my own dragons
I can dream my own dreams
(My own dreams)
My knight in shining armor
Is me
So I'm gonna set me free
I don't wanna be like Cinderella
Sitting in a dark old dusty cellar
Waiting for somebody
To come and set me free
I don't wanna be like Snow White waiting
For a handsome prince to come and save me
On a horse of white
Unless we're riding side by side
I don't wanna be like Cinderella
Sitting in a dark old dusty cellar
Waiting for somebody
To come and set me free
I don't wanna be like Snow White waiting
For a handsome prince to come and save me
On a horse of white
Unless we're riding side by side
Don't wanna depend on no one else
I'd rather rescue myself
I don't wanna be like Cinderella
Sitting in a dark old dusty cellar
Waiting for somebody
To come and set me free
I don't wanna be like Snow White waiting
For a handsome prince to come and save me
On a horse of white
Unless we're riding side by side
Don't wanna depend on no one else
I'd rather rescue myself
Trivia
The song was originally recorded by i5, then covered by Play, then finally covered by Cheetah Girls.
This song was awarded Radio Disney's Song of the Year title in 2006.
Thai singer Tata Young and Taiwan band S.H.E. both covered the song (the latter releasing it as "Ban Tang Zhu Yi" (半糖主義 The Principle of Half-Sweetness).
