Verse 1 You said you wanted independent Till independent had a voice Till she had her own money And she still had a choice You liked the way I carried pressure Liked the way I never fell But when it came to giving comfort You ain’t know me well You wanted strong until I needed soft Wanted fire till it burned Wanted me to hold the whole house down But tell me, what did you learn? You don’t build, you don’t lead You don’t bring no peace around You just show up looking pretty Like that’s supposed to hold me down Pre-Chorus I can love a man But I won’t raise one I learned to stand alone That’s how I became strong If you can’t add to my life Why you standing in my view? I’m not hard to love You just don’t know what to do Hook Hocus pocus, now I’m focused I ain’t carrying no man who’s hopeless Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo, what do you do? Can’t fix the sink, but you want me to choose you? Hocus pocus, now I’m focused I don’t need a man just standing around hopeless Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo, what do you do? Can’t bring me peace, then I can’t choose you Verse 2 You say I’m too independent Like that’s supposed to be a flaw But I became this woman Cause I survived it all I paid bills with tears in my eyes Still showed up and made it work So don’t come around empty-handed Acting like love don’t take no work I don’t need you for a rescue I need rest when I get home I need arms that feel like safety Not a man who feels like stone You want a woman with ambition But you hate when she got standards You want queen energy beside you But you ain’t moving like a man, sir Pre-Chorus I can love a man But I won’t chase one I can give my heart But I won’t waste one If you can’t add to my life Why you standing in my view? I’m not hard to love You just don’t know what to do Hook Hocus pocus, now I’m focused I ain’t carrying no man who’s hopeless Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo, what do you do? Can’t fix the sink, but you want me to choose you? Hocus pocus, now I’m focused I don’t need a man just standing around hopeless Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo, what do you do? Can’t bring me peace, then I can’t choose you Bridge Independent don’t mean I don’t want affection It don’t mean I don’t crave protection It don’t mean I never wanna be held It means I built myself up when nobody helped I still wanna be soft Still wanna be loved right Still wanna come home And not have to fight But if all you bring is stress And a handsome little face I might buy a trophy And put it in your place Breakdown What you here for? What you do? What you bring when life gets heavy too? Can you love me? Can you lead? Can you water what you say you need? Cause I’m tired of potential Tired of excuses Tired of grown men Acting useless Final Hook Hocus pocus, now I’m focused I ain’t carrying no man who’s hopeless Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo, what do you do? Can’t fix the sink, but you want me to choose you? Hocus pocus, now I’m focused I don’t need a man just standing around hopeless Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo, what do you do? Can’t bring me peace, then I can’t choose you Outro You wanted independent But didn’t know how to love her Wanted a strong woman Then gave her nothing softer So here’s the magic Here’s the truth I choose myself Before I carry you
