Paid My Dues

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 LA
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'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
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

So like I told you
You cannot stop me
I paid my dues

Now I'm still tested every day
People try to mess with Anastacia
Got another thing comin'
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 till now

So I
(Held my head high)
Knew I (knew I'd survive)
Well I made it (I made it)
Oah (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
But I won't live in fear
You try to steal my shine
But first they wanna build you up
Then they tear you down
It's a struggle, you try to bubble

So I
(Held my head high)
Knew I (knew I'd survive)
Oah (I made it)
(Don't hate it)
Said that's just the way

(I done made it through)
(Stand on my own two)
I said I paid my, I paid my dues
Yeah
(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) ooah
(Stand on my own two) oh
(I paid my dues) I paid my, I paid my dues
Yeah
(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