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