Miss Independent Miss Self-sufficient Miss Keep-your-distance Miss Unafraid Miss Outta-my-way Miss Don't-let-a-man-interfere, no Miss On-her-own Miss Almost-grown Miss Never-let-a-man-help-her-off-her-throne So, by keeping her heart protected She'd never ever feel rejected Little Miss Apprehensive I said ooh, she fell in love What is this feeling taking over? Thinking no one could open the door Surprise! It's time to feel what's real What happened to Miss Independent? No longer need to be defensive Goodbye, old you, when love is true Miss Guarded-heart Miss Play-it-smart Miss If-you-wanna-use-that-line-you-better-not-start, no But she miscalculated She didn't want to end up jaded And this miss decided not to miss out on true love So, by changing her misconceptions She went in a new direction And found inside she felt a connection She fell in love What is this feeling taking over? Thinking no one could open the door Surprise! It's time to feel what's real What happened to Miss Independent? No longer need to be defensive Goodbye, old you, when love is true When Miss Independent walked away No time for love that came her way She looked in the mirror and thought today What happened to Miss No-longer-afraid? It took some time for her to see How beautiful love could truly be No more talk of, "Why can't that be me?" I'm so glad I finally see What is this feeling taking over? Thinking no one could open the door Surprise! It's time to feel what's real What happened to Miss Independent? No longer need to be defensive Goodbye, old you, when love is true Miss Independent