Paid My Dues

Anastacia

You can say what you want about me
Wanna do what you want to me
But you cannot stop me

I've been knocked down
It's a crazy town
Even got a punch 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
Feel excited 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

So like I told you
You cannot stop me
I paid my dues, yeah

Now I'm still trusted every day
And people try to mess with Anastacia
Gotta nothing in common
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 abuse around
That was just fine 'til now

So I (held my head high)
Knew I (knew I'd survive)
Well, I made it (I made it)
Ooh…(don't hate it)
That's just the way it goes, yeah

I done made it through
Stand on my own two
(I stand on my own two)
I paid my dues
(I paid my dues, yeah, yeah)
Tried to hold me down
You can't stop me now
(You can't stop me now)
I paid my dues
(I paid, yeah, my dues, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Took so long to get me here (here)
But I won't live in fear (fear)
Uh, you try to steal my shine (shine)
But first they wanna build you up (up)
Then they tear you down (down)
It's a struggle, tryna bubble

So I (held my head high)
Knew I, yeah (knew I'd survive)
Ooh…(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
(I said I paid my, I paid my dues, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Tried 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, ooh, oh, oh, oh…)

I done made it through (oh, oh)
Stand on my own two 
I paid my dues
(Oh, I paid my, paid my dues, yeah, yeah) 
Tried 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)