Alicia Keys - Brand New Me

It's been a while,
I'm not who I was before
You look surprised,
Your words don't burn me anymore
Been meaning to tell you,
But I guess it's clear to see
Don't be mad,
It's just a brand new kind of me
Can't be bad,
I found a brand new kind of free

Careful with your ego,
He's the one that we should blame
Had to grab my heart back
God know something had to change
Thought that you'd be happy
I found the one thing I need,
Why you mad?
It's just the brand new kind of me

[Chorus:]
It took a long,
Long time to get here
It took a brave,
Brave girl to try
It took one too many excuses,
One too many lies
Don't be surprised,
Don't be surprised

If I talk a little louder,
If I speak up when you're wrong
If I walk a little taller
I been under you too long
If you noticed that I'm different,
Don't take it personally
Don't be mad,
It's just a brand new kind of me
It ain't bad,
I found a brand new kind of free
Ooooh...

[Chorus:]
It took a long,
Long road to get here
It took a brave,
Brave girl to try
I've taken one too many excuses,
One too many lies
Don't be surprised oooh,
Said, you look surprised
Eeeah!

[Bridge:]
If you were a friend
You wanna get to know me again
If your were worth a while
You'd be happy to see me smile
I'm not expecting sorry,
I'm too busy finding myself
I've got this,
I've found me,
I've found me, yeah!

I don't need your opinion,
I'm not waiting for your okay
I'll never be perfect,
But at least now I'm brave
Now my heart is open,
I can finally breathe
Don't be mad,
It's just a brand new kind of free
That ain't bad,
It's just a brand new kind of me
Don't be mad,
It's a brand new... time for me...