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