[Spoken]

You can say what you want about me

Wanna do what you want to me

But you can not stop me

I've been knocked down

It's a crazy town

Even got punched 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

Feeling sorry for yourself

Ain't got nobody nowhere

So i...

(Held my head high)

Knew I (knew I 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

I done 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 like I told you

You cannot stop me

I paid my dues

Now I'm still tested everyday

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

So i...

(Held my head high)

Knew I (knew I survive)

Well I made it (I made it)

Oahh (don't hate it)

That's just the way it goes

Yeah

I done 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 tryin' to bubble

So i...

(Held my head high)

Knew I (knew I survive)

Oahh (I made it)

(Don't hate it)

Said that's - just - the - wayyyyy

(I done 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