SONG INFORMATION
Song: Miss Independent
Artist: Kelly Clarkson
Featured On: Thankful (2003)
Written By: Kelly Clarkson, Rhett Lawrence, Christina Aguilera, Matt Morris
Produced By: Rhett Lawrence
“Miss Independent” is a song recorded by Kelly Clarkson for her debut album “Thankful”. The song appears as the albums second song, runs for 3 minutes and 35 seconds, and was released as the album’s second single. “Miss Independent” was originally recorded by Christina Augliera for her second studio album “Stripped” but was passed to Kelly who re-wrote portions of the song. “Miss Independent” peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and #6 in the UK Singles Chart. It is registered on ASCAP with Kelly as a credited artist and performer.
LYRICS
Miss independent
Miss self sufficient
Miss keep your distance, hmm
Miss unafraid
Miss out of 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
Said oooh, she fell in love
What is the feeling taking over?
Thinking no one could open my door
Surprise it’s time, to feel what’s real
What happened to miss independence?
No longer need to be defensive
Goodbye, old you, when love is true
Misguided 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 the feeling taking over?
Thinking no one could open my door
(Open the door)
Surprise it’s time (yeah) to feel what’s real
What happened to miss independence (yeah)
No longer need to be defensive
Goodbye (goodbye) old you (old you)
When love is true
When Miss Independence 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 the feelin’ takin’ over?
Thinkin’ no one could open my door
(oh yeah) surprise (surprise), it’s time
To feel (to feel) what’s real
What happened to Miss Independent?
No longer need to be defensive
Goodbye (goodbye), old you
When love, when love is true
(Miss Independent)
