Paid My Dues

You can say what you want about me
Try to 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 can 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)
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
And people try to mess with Anastacia

Got another thing comin'
'Cause I have a mind
And I thought I better let you know
I'm no punk, I can 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)
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

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)
Oh (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 (whoa)
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