You Don't Own Me

Lesley Gore recorded “You Don’t Own Me” when she was 17 years old, and the song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. It is well-regarded as a feminist anthem.… Read More [Verse 1]

You don't own me

I'm not just one of your many toys

You don't own me

Don't say I can't go with other boys

[Chorus 1]

And don't tell me what to do

Don't tell me what to say

And please, when I go out with you

Don't put me on display, 'cause

[Verse 2]

You don't own me

Don't try to change me in any way

You don't own me

Don't tie me down, 'cause I'd never stay

[Chorus 2]

I don't tell you what to say

I don't tell you what to do

So just let me be myself

That's all I ask of you

[Bridge]

I'm young, and I love to be young

I'm free, and I love to be free

To live my life the way I want

To say and do whatever I please

[Chorus 1]

And – don't tell me what to do

Oh – don't tell me what to say

And please, when I go out with you

Don't put me on display

[Chorus 2]

I don't tell you what to say

Oh, I don't tell you what to do

So just let me be myself

That's all I ask of you

[Outro]

I'm young, and I love to be young

I'm free, and I love to be free...