Anastacia - Paid My Dues

[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 a punch in the face in L.A.
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
Feelin’ sad for yourself
and got nobody, no way

so I...
(Held my head high)
I 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
And 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 'til now

So I...
(Held my head high)
I Knew I
(Knew I’d survive)
Well, I made it
(I made it)
Oaah
(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)
I Knew I
(Knew I’d survive)
Oaah
(I made it)
(Don't hate it)
Said that's just the way

(I done made it through)
(Stand on my own two)
(I paid my dues)
Yeah

(Tried to hold me down)
But you can't stop me now
(I paid my dues)
Oaah

(I done made it through)
(Stand on my own two)
(I paid my dues)
Yeah

(Tried to hold me down)
But you can't stop me now
I paid my dues



Paid My Dues [Spoken:]
You can say what you want about me
Tryin' to do what you want to me
But you can not stop me

[Verse 1:]
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 could 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

[Refrain:]
So I
(Held my head high)
I 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
So I done made it through
Stand on my own two
I paid my dues, yeah-yeah
Tryin' 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, you know

[Verse 2:]
Now I'm still tested every day
A people try to mess with Anastacia
Got another thing comin'
‘Cause I handle mine
And I thought I'd better let you know
I'm no punk, I can get down
I don't give a damn about who's around
That's worked just fine up ‘til now

[Refrain:]
So I
(Held my head high)
I 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
(So I done made it through)
Whoa
Stand on my own two
I paid my dues
Yeah yeah
(Tryin' to) hold me down
(You can't) stop me now
I paid my dues, yeah

[Bridge:]
Yeah yeah yeah
Took so long
To get me here
But I won't live in fear
Of you're trying to steal my shine
But first they wanna build you up
Then they tear you down
It's a struggle, trying to bubble

[Refrain:]
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
(I paid my dues)
Yeah-hey
(Tryin' to hold me down)
(You can't stop me now)
But 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
Yeah
(Tryin' to hold me down)
(You can't stop me now)
But you can't stop me now
(I paid my dues)
I paid my dues