So, what, am I not supposed to have an opinion?   Should I keep quiet just because I'm a woman?   Call me a bitch 'cause I speak what's on my mind   Guess it's easier for you to swallow if I sat and smiled      When a female fires back    Suddenly big talker don't know how to act    So he does what any little boy would do   Makin' up a few false rumors or two      That for sure is not a man to me, slanderin' names for popularity   It's sad you only get your fame through controversy (So, so sad)   But now it's time for me to come and give you more to say      [chorus:]   This is for my girls all around the world (Around the world)   Who have come across a man that don't respect your worth   Thinkin' all women should be seen not heard    So what do we do girls? shout louder!   Lettin 'em know we're gonna stand our ground (Stand our ground)   So lift your hands high and wave 'em proud    Take a deep breath and say it loud   Never can, never will   Can't hold us down      Nobody can hold us down   Nobody can hold us down    Nobody can hold us down    Never can, never will      So, what, am I not supposed to say what I'm saying?   Are you offended with the message I'm bringin'?   Call me whatever 'cause your words don't mean a thing   Guess you ain't even a man enough to handle what I sing      If you look back in history it's a common double standard of society   The guy gets all the glory the more he can score   While the girl can do the same and yet you call her a whore   I don't understand why it's okay,   The guy can get away with it, the girl gets named   All my ladies come together and make a change   And start a new beginning for us, everybody sing      [chorus:]   This is for my girls all around the world (around the world)   Who have come across a man    That don't respect your worth (repect your worth)   Thinkin' all women should be seen not heard   (can't get rid of us)   So what do we do girls, shout louder   Lettin 'em know we're gonna stand our ground   (we're standing our ground this time)   So lift your hands high and wave 'em proud    Take a deep breath and say it loud   Never can, never will   Can't hold us down      [Lil' Kim:]   Here's something I just can't understand   If the guy have three girls then he's the man   He can even give her some head, or sex her off   But if a girl do the same, she's a whore      But the tables about to turn   I bet my fame on it   Cats take my ideas, and put their name on it   It's aight though, you can't hold me down   I got to keep on moving      To my girls to their man who be trying to mac   Do it right back to him and let that be that   You need to let him know that his game is whack   And Lil' Kim and Christina Aguilera got yo back      You're just a little boy   Think you're so cute, so coy   You must talk so big to make up for smaller things   You're just a little boy   All you do is annoy   You must talk so big to make up for smaller things      (This is for my girls)    This is for my girls all around the world   Who have come across a man that don't respect your worth   Thinkin' all women should be seen not heard   So what do we do girls, shout louder (shout louder)   Lettin 'em know we're gonna stand our ground (stand our ground)   So lift your hands high and wave 'em proud    Take a deep breath and say it loud   Never can, never will   Can't hold us down      This is for my girls all around the world (for my girls)   Who have come across a man that don't respect your worth (around the world)   Thinkin' all women should be seen not heard   So what do we do girls, shout louder   Lettin 'em know we're gonna stand our ground (stand our ground)   So lift your hands high and wave 'em proud    Take a deep breath and say it loud   Never can, never will   Can't hold us down      Uh, oh oh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh   Can't hold us down      [Lil Kim:]   Yeah, we here, we back again, yeah,   Lil Kim and Christina Aguilera      Can't hold us down