[00:10.25]You can say what you want about me
[00:13.26]Wanna do what you want to me
[00:15.67]But you can not stop me
[00:18.91]I've been knocked down
[00:20.67]It's a crazy town
[00:21.96]Even got a punch in the face in LA
[00:24.28]Ain't nothing in the world that you keep me from doing what I wanna do
[00:28.76]'Cause I'm too proud, I'm too strong
[00:31.80]Life by the code that you gotta move on
[00:34.17]Feel excited for yourself
[00:35.60]And got nobody no way
[00:38.53]So I...
[00:39.72](Held my head high)
[00:41.40]Knew I (Knew I survive)
[00:43.27]Well I made it (I made it)
[00:45.21]I don't hate it (Don't hate it)
[00:46.71]That's just the way it goes
[00:48.57]Yeah
[00:49.36]I done made it through
[00:51.71]Stand on my own two
[00:54.06]I paid my dues, yeah
[00:59.04]Tried to hold me down
[01:01.50]You can't stop me now
[01:03.78]I paid my dues
[01:09.98]So straight back on
[01:12.06]You cannot stop me
[01:14.42]I paid my dues
[01:18.18]Now I'm still trusted every day
[01:21.02]People try to mess with Anastacia
[01:23.37]Gotta nothing inmon
[01:24.75]Cause I handle mine
[01:26.01]And I thought I better let you know
[01:28.50]I'm no punk I can't get down
[01:31.15]I don't give a damn about abuse around
[01:33.65]That was just fine 'til now
[01:37.70]So I...
[01:38.68](Held my head high)
[01:40.43]Knew I (Knew I survive)
[01:42.57]Well I made it (I made it)
[01:44.36]Oahh (Don't hate it)
[01:45.99]That's just the way it goes
[01:47.90]Yeah
[01:48.92]I done made it through
[01:51.04]Stand on my own two
[01:53.14]I paid my dues
[01:57.02]Yeah yeah
[01:58.47]Tried to hold me down
[02:00.65]You can't stop me now
[02:02.96]I paid my dues, yeah
[02:06.93]Yeah yeah yeah
[02:08.02]Took so long to get me here
[02:11.68]But I won't live in fear
[02:13.86]You try to steal my shine
[02:17.56]But first they wanna build you up
[02:21.40]Then they tear you down
[02:23.62]It's a struggle, you try to bubble
[02:26.37]So I...
[02:27.50](Held my head high)
[02:29.06]Knew I (Knew I survive)
[02:31.47]Oahh (I made it)
[02:34.00](Don't hate it)
[02:34.96]Said that's just the wayyyyy
[02:37.25](I done made it through)
[02:39.86](Stand on my own two)
[02:41.88]I said I paid my, I paid my dues
[02:46.12]Yeahhhhh
[02:47.47](Tried to hold me down)
[02:48.79]But you can't stop me now (you can't stop me now)
[02:52.08](I paid my dues) I paid my, paid my dues
[02:58.63](I done made it through) oahhh
[02:55.96](I done made it through) oahhh
[03:00.06](Stand on my own two) oh
[03:02.62](I paid my dues) I paid my, I paid my dues
[03:06.90]Yeahh
[03:07.81](Tried to hold me down)
[03:10.15]But you can't stop me now (you can't stop me now)
[03:12.28](I paid my dues) I paid my dues
