Written: Dianne Warren I don't need you to tell me I'm pretty To make me feel beautiful I don't need you to give me your strength To make me feel I'm strong I've got all of the strength that I need Here inside my own two hands All that I want is your love and respect For who I am What I really need comes from deep inside of me Chorus: Don't need you to tell me I'm pretty To make me feel beautiful, no Don't need you to make me strong Doesn't come from outside This beauty, I know, comes from inside my soul I don't need you to believe in me To make me know I'm worth believing in I don't need you to lift me up high To know I can stand tall I can stand my own ground I can stand proud upon my own two feet Don't have to be part of somebody else to be complete What I really need comes from deep inside of me Chorus Don't need to come to you for confirmation Because I've finally come to this revelation What I really need I'm gonna find inside of me Not in somebody else Respect comes when you respect yourself I don't need you to Chorus Don't need you to tell me I'm pretty To make me feel beautiful, no Don't need you to lift me up I can stand up on my own Doesn't come from outside This beauty, I know, comes from inside my soul Don't need you to tell me I'm pretty To know I'm beautiful