Spoken:
You can say what you want about me
Wanna do what you want to me
But you cannot stop me
Strophe1:
I've been knocked down
It's a crazy town
Even got a punch in the face in L.A.
Ain't nothing in the world that you keep
Me from doing what I wanna do
'Cause I'm too proud, I'm too strong
Live by the code that you gotta move on
Feel excited for yourself
And got nobody no way
Bridge:
So I...
(Held my head high)
Knew I
(Knew I'd survive)
Well I made it
(I made it)
I don't hate it
(Don't hate it)
That's just the way it goes
Yeah
Refrain
I dont made it through
Stand on my own two
I paid my dues, yeah
Tried to hold me down
You can't stop me now
I paid my dues
Spoken:
So straight back on
You cannot stop me
I paid my dues
Strophe2:
Now I'm still trusted every day
People try to mess with Anastacia
Gotta nothing in common
Cause I handle mine
And I thought I better let you know
I'm no punk I can't get down
I don't give a damn about who's around
That was just fine 'til now
Bridge:
So I...
(Held my head high)
Knew I
(Knew I'd survive)
Well I made it
(I made it)
Oahh
(Don't hate it)
That's just the way it goes
Yeah
Refrain:
I dont made it through
Stand on my own two
I paid my dues
Yeah yeah
Tried to hold me down
You can't stop me now
I paid my dues, yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Took so long to get me here
(here)
But I won't live in fear
(fear)
You try to steal my shine
(shine)
But first they wanna build you up
(up)
Then they tear you down
(down)
It's a struggle, you try to bubble
Bridge:
So I...
(Held my head high)
Knew I
(Knew I'd survive)
Oahh
(I made it)
(Don't hate it)
Said that's - just - the - wayyyyy
Refrain:
(I dont made it through)
(Stand on my own two)
I said I paid my, I paid my dues
Yeahhhhh
(Tried to hold me down)
But you can't stop me now
(you can't stop me now)
(I paid my dues) I paid my, paid my dues
(I done made it through) oahhh
(Stand on my own two) oh
(I paid my dues) I paid my, I paid my dues
Yeahh
(Tried to hold me down)
But you can't stop me now
(you can't stop me now)
(I paid my dues) I paid my dues
Writer(s): Anastacia L. Newkirk, Damon Sharpe, Gregory Dean Lawson, Kafi Lamenga
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