[Verse 1]
Won't someone tell me what is happening to me?
Why am I so misunderstood? Why can't they see?
Now I'm caught between the devil and the angel that I used to be
They say I'll understand it all in good time
But age ain't nothing but a number in my mind
I'm going crazy with this push me, pull me
Caught between wrong and right
[Chorus 1]
I wanna give in to the woman in me
I wanna be someone they don't want me to be
The moral of the story is I got no choice
I must not chase the boys
[Verse 2]
I started writing down my deepest secrets
Seven days a week of truth and fantasy
Got the feeling that the way my life is
Got to be prepared for changes
Won't someone tell me what is happening to me?
Why am I so misunderstood? Why can't they see?
Now I'm caught between the devil and the angel that I used to be
[Chorus 1]
I wanna give in to the woman in me
(I wanna, I wanna, I wanna be)
I wanna be someone they don't want me to be
(I wanna, I wanna, I wanna be)
The moral of the story is I got no choice
I must not chase
[Chorus 2]
I wanna go left, but they tell me, "Go right"
(I wanna, I wanna, I wanna be)
Don't wanna be the little girl they're kissing goodnight
(I wanna, I wanna, I wanna be)
The moral of the story is I got no choice
I must not chase the boys
[Bridge]
They can try to make me write a thousand lies
But that won't ever change the way I feel inside
They've got their opinions, but I just don't care
'Cause that's not what I wanna hear
[Breakdown]
I, I must
I must not chase the boys
I, I must
I must not chase the boys
I must, I must
I must not chase...
The boys
[Chorus 1]
I wanna give in to the woman in me
(I wanna, I wanna, I wanna be)
I wanna be someone they don't want me to be
(I wanna, I wanna, I wanna be)
The moral of the story is I got no choice
I must not chase...
[Chorus 2]
I wanna go left, but they tell me, "Go right"
(I wanna, I wanna, I wanna be)
Don't wanna be the little girl they're kissing goodnight
(I wanna, I wanna, I wanna be)
The moral of the story is I got no choice
[Outro]
I must not chase...
The boys
I Must Not Chase the Boys was written by Pam Sheyne & Bill Padley & Jem Godfrey.
I Must Not Chase the Boys was produced by Bill Padley & Jem Godfrey & Pam Sheyne.
Play released I Must Not Chase the Boys on Tue Apr 29 2003.
In 2017, Billboard named “I Must Not Chase the Boys” at #76 on their list of “100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time”, and had this to say about the track:
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