All alone When I wake up, this is what they showed me Until you learn, nobody else will show you how Oh when you're all alone, that's the perfect time to work it out Being a woman Being a woman You have to hold yourself Being a woman Being a woman Before you hold someone else You got to hold onto yourself now Hold on to yourself Got to be good to you Before you love somebody else You got to hold onto yourself now Hold on to yourself Got to be good to you Before you love someone Until you learn, nobody else will show you how Oh when you're all alone, that's the perfect time to work it out Being a woman Being a woman You have to hold yourself Being a woman Being a woman Before you hold someone else And when I came here, this is what they told me Ah, you don't need to do that, you have a voice So sing But I wanted to do more than sing If I'm a girl, a girl grown up There are things, we're suppose to do What will become of, my sexuality? What you say is, "Make it up to me" What will become of, my sexuality? What you say is, "Make it up to me" When I grew up, I thought I had to be Somebody's mother or somebody's daughter I thought I had to do it all by myself Thought I had something to prove But I needed no-one else I didn't need no you Well I thought I had to do it all by myself Thought I had something to prove And that I needed no-one else And I didn't need no you Well I spent a long time to find you Spent a long time to please ya Where does that leave me now? Hey Where does that leave me now? Hey ya I spent a long time to find you I spent a long time to please ya Where does that leave me now? Hey Where does that leave me now? Being a woman Being a woman You have to hold yourself Being a woman Being a woman Before you love someone else You got to hold onto yourself now Hold on to yourself Got to be good to you Before you love somebody else You got to hold onto yourself now Hold on to yourself Got to be kind to me Before you love someone Hold my love Hold my love Hold my love Who am I suppose to be Who will show me how to live? Redefine sexuality That's how I find my way Who am I suppose to be Can you show me how to live? Redefine sexuality That's how I find my way