The smell of your skin lingers on me now You're probably on your flight back to yourhometown I need some shelter of my own protection, babyBe with myself and center, clarity, peace, serenityI hope you know, I hope you know That this has nothing to do with youIt's personal, myself and I We've got some straightening out to doAnd I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanketBut I've got to get a move on with my life It's time to be a big girl nowAnd big girls don't cry Don't cry, don't cry, don't cryThe path that I'm walking, I must go alone I must take the baby steps till I'm full grown, full grownFairy tales don't always have a happy ending, do they?And I forsake the dark ahead if I stayI hope you know, I hope you know That this has nothing to do with youIt's personal, myself and I We've got some straightening out to doAnd I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanketBut I've got to get a move on with my life It's time to be a big girl nowAnd big girls don't cry Like a little schoolmate in the schoolyardWe'll play Jackson cards I'll be your best friend and you'll be my valentineYes, you can hold my hand if you want to Cause I wanna hold you tooWe'll be playmates and lovers and share our secret worldsBut it's time for me to go home It's getting late, it's dark outsideI need to be with myself and center Clarity, peace, serenityI hope you know, I hope you know That this has nothing to do with youIt's personal, myself and I We've got some straightening out to doAnd I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanketBut I've got to get a move on with my life It's time to be a big girl nowAnd big girls don't cry