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Overprotected

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Overprotected was released on October 31, 2001 by Jive as a part of the album Britney (Deluxe Version)

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Britney Spears

Background Vocals

BossLady

Background Vocals

Daniel Savio

Turntables

Max Martin

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Max Martin

Songwriter

Rami Yacoub

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Max Martin

Producer

Rami Yacoub

Producer

John Amatiello

Recording Engineer

Tom Coyne

Mastering Engineer

Charles McCrorey

Charles McCrorey

Assistant Engineer

Michael Tucker

Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]

I need time, love, joy (Time, joy)

I need space, love

I need me (Action!)

[Verse 1]

Say hello to the girl that I am

You're gonna have to see through my perspective

I need to make mistakes just to learn who I am

And I don't wanna be so damn protected

[PreChorus]

There must be another way

'Cause I believe in taking chances

But who am I to say what a girl is to do?

God, I need some answers

[Chorus]

What am I to do with my life? (You will find it out, don't worry)

How am I supposed to know what's right? (You just gotta do it your way)

I can't help the way I feel

But my life has been so overprotected

[Verse 2]

I'll tell 'em what I like, what I want, and what I don't

But every time I do, I stand corrected

Things that I've been told, I can't believe what I hear about the world

I realize I'm overprotected

[PreChorus]

There must be another way

'Cause I believe in taking chances

But who am I to say what a girl is to do?

God, I need some answers

[Chorus]

What am I to do with my life? (You will find it out, don't worry)

How am I supposed to know what's right? (You just gotta do it your way)

I can't help the way I feel (Help the way I feel)

But my life has been so overprotected

[Bridge]

I need time, love

I need space (This is it)

[Bridge]

I don't need nobody telling me just what I wanna

What I, what, what, what I'm gonna do about my destiny (I need)

I say no, no, nobody's telling me just what I wanna do, do

I'm so fed up with people telling me to be someone else but me (Action!)

[Chorus]

What am I to do with my life? (You will find it out, don't worry)

How am I supposed to know what's right? (You just gotta do it your way)

I can't help the way I feel

But my life has been so overprotected

[Bridge]

I don't need nobody telling me just what I wanna

What I, what, what, what I'm gonna do about my destiny

I say no, no, nobody's telling me just what I wanna do, do

I'm so fed up with people telling me to be someone else but me

[Chorus]

What am I to do with my life? (You will find it out, don't worry)

How am I supposed to know what's right? (You just gotta do it your way)

I can't help the way I feel (Oh, I can't help the way I feel)

But my life has been so overprotected

Written by: Max Martin, YACOUB RAMI

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