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 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

Spoken:
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)
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)
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