You may be interested in checking out Jane Voss' song, "Standing Behind Some Man." -- "I'd rather be lonesome and free, than be standing behind some man." Also, Meg Christian's "Mountain Song": "I have dreamed on this mountain since I first was my mother's daughter, And you cain't take me dreams away (not with me watching). You may drive a great big machine, but I was born a great big woman, and you cain't take my dreams away (without me fightin')...."