[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