Britney Spears - Overprotected

(dramatic music) (camera shutters clicking) - Oh yeah, Britney. (people chattering) - Britney! (dramatic music fades) - I need time, love, joy. I need space, love. I need me. - [Director] Action! ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ I need time, love ♪ ♪ I need space ♪ ♪ This is it ♪ ♪ I don't need nobody telling me just what I wanna ♪ ♪ What I, what, what, what I'm gonna ♪ ♪ I need ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ - Action! ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ Feel ♪ ♪ But my life has been so overprotected ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ 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 ♪

Channel: BritneySpearsVEVO

Views: 145,211,197

Keywords: Britney spears, overprotected, britney spears overprotected, overprotected britney spears, toxic, gimme more, give me more, baby one more time, oops did it again, womanizer, 90s, 2000s, throwbacks, circus. in the zone, nelly furtado, jennifer lopez, pussycat dolls, gwen stefani. hillary duff, elton john, elten john collab, elten john britney spears, elton john hold me closer, conservatorship, traumatized, kevin federline, Nicki Minaj

Id: PZYSiWHW8V0

Length: 3min 54sec (234 seconds)

Published: Sun Oct 25 2009

Reddit Comments

[u/Ill-Blacksmith-9545]

She also has songs where she begs for freedom:

Piece Of Me

Lucky

Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman

[u/xtremesmok]

im amazed she was even allowed to release overprotected… it seems like 2001-07 was the only time the real Britney was able to come thru in her music.. and all her best albums were in that time period IMHO

[u/bottleglitch]

It’s wild listening to this now, knowing the kind of pressure she was under from her family even at this time. Back then I was a young teen and thought it was just a song for us to relate to because we felt overprotected by our parents.

[u/iamkfan422]

Stronger

Cinderella

Lonely

Overprotected

Liar

Early Mornin'

Heaven on Earth

Just Luv Me

Do Somethin'

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Bops...

[u/PresenceTop6913]

wait - she wrote this song? such a bop. didn't know she wrote this.