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 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 quote that you gotta move on

Feeling sorry for yourself

Ain't got nobody nowhere



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 can not 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 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)

Oahh (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

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

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