I wrote this song for my sister. She was dating a lot of baduns (bad guys as you'd call them) and she wasn't feeling very good about herself. So I wrote this for her. It's what I always hoped she would think about herself.


LYRICS:

WHEN YOU SAID
THAT WE WERE THROUGH
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT
THOUGHT TO MYSELF WHAT DID I DO

ONE DOOR CLOSES
ANOTHER OPENS
AND I'M WALKING THROUGH
NOT GONNA WASTE MY TIME
CRYING OVER YOU 
I'M THROUGH

NOT GONNA LET YOU DEFINE ME 
I KNOW WHO I AM AND I'M FREE
I'M NOT GONNA SIT HERE FEELING LOW
I DONT'T NEED YOU I CAN MAKE IT ON MY OWN
I'M STRONG
I CAN MAKE IT ON MY OWN
I'M STRONG
I CAN MAKE IT ON MY OWN

THE OLD ME 
WOULD HAVE FALLEN APART
BUT THE NEW ME
SEES IT AS A BRAND NEW START

NOT GONNA LET YOU DEFINE ME 
I KNOW WHO I AM AND I'M FREE
I'M NOT GONNA SIT HERE FEELING LOW
I DONT'T NEED YOU I CAN MAKE IT ON MY OWN
I'M STRONG
I CAN MAKE IT ON MY OWN
I'M STRONG
I CAN MAKE IT ON MY OWN
I'M STRONG
I CAN MAKE IT ON MY OWN
I'M STRONG
I CAN MAKE IT ON MY OWN

Written & Performed by BILY Now
Kensington Lodge, Kensington Market, Toronto 12/12/14