Now there was a time When men made up our minds Whether right or wrong with them we'd go along But we found our tenderness Doesn't mean our weakness Now universally we have a choice And we can be A career girl And I can make my own way I'm a career girl I got to make my own way Don't misunderstand, I want a strong man Who will marry me and raise a family But if we can't get along And he wants to move on I know financially I'm standing On my own two feet I'm a career girl And I can make my own way I'm a career girl And I've gotta make my own way Are you ready girls We don't have to depend on nobody If we don't want to - no Cause it's a new day And we'll make our own way - yeah And if he leaves Don't feel like there's nothing you can't do Be a career girl Say yeah yeah Say yeah yeah Yeah yeah, yeah yeah I've got to make my own way Don't misunderstand, I want a strong man Who will marry me and raise a family But if we can't get along