Spoken:You can say what you want about meWanna do what you want to meBut you can not stop meI’ve been knocked downIt’s a crazy townEven got a punch in the face in LAAin’t nothing in the world that you keep me from doing what I wanna do’Cause I’m too proud, I’m too strongLife by the code that you gotta move onFeel excited for yourselfand got nobody no wayso 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 goesYeahI done made it throughStand on my own twoI paid my dues, yeahTried to hold me downYou can’t stop me nowI paid my duesSpoken:So straight back onYou cannot stop meI paid my duesNow I’m still trusted every daypeople try to mess with Anastaciagotta nothing in commoncause I handle mineand I thought I better let you knowI’m no punk I can’t get downI don’t give a damn about abuse aroundthat was just fine ’til nowSo 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 goesYeahI done made it throughStand on my own twoI paid my duesYeah yeahTried to hold me downyou can’t stop me nowI paid my dues, yeahyeah yeah yeahTook so long to get me hereBut I won’t live in fearYou try to steal my shineBut first they wanna build you upThen they tear you downIt’s a struggle, you try to bubbleso 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 duesYeahhhhh(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 duesyeahh(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