[Intro:]  In my life  I've seen  It all  Now it's time  For me  To pass  On this  Knowledge to you  All my sisters  My troubled sisters  This is my  Gift to you    [1st Verse:]  Been many days  Couldn't take  The pain  Felt like  I should take  My life away  See it everyday  In every other  Young sister's face  (Young sister's face)  See'em cryin' out  Life full of doubt  Runnin' in the streets  No self esteem  Thinkin' that  Used to be me  What a shame    [B-Sect:]  And life  Is a mutha  It's hard  To sit back  And see  The same thing  That happened to me  Happen to you  This ain't love  But here's  The love  I wanna give to you    [Chorus:]  It dosen't  Matter what  They say or do  Don't let'em  Get to you  Don't be afraid  You can, you can  You can breakthrough  Take what  I've been through  To see that  You can't  Hold a good  Woman down    Went through  The same point  Of givin' up  I-I felt  Like I had enough  Went to the edge  Of the ledge  But I didn't jump  "My Life"  Will sum it up  You can't  Hold a good  Woman down    [2nd Verse:]  When I used to see  My daddy beat  My mother down  Down to her feet  I used to say  That ain't gon'  Never be me  (Never be me)  Now look at you  Bruised up  From him  Girl recognize  You're better then  Him tellin' you  That he'll never hit  You again  Girl don't cry    [Repeat B-Sect 1x]    [Repeat Chorus 1x]    [Bridge:]  Through your changes  I will hold your hand  Use my songs  As remedies  Whenever you're feelin'  Down or blue  I'll be there for you  Trust  And know  That I've been  Where you're at  Seen the things  That you can see  Lookin' at you  Resembles me  But you gotta  Hold your own    [Repeat Chorus 1x]    [Vamp:]  Can't hold me  Down  Can't hold me  Down  Can't hold me  Down  Can't hold me  Down  Can't hold me  Down  Can't hold me  Down  You can't hold me    Can't hold me  Down  Can't hold me  Down  Can't hold me  Down  Can't hold me  Down  Can't hold me  Down  Can't hold me  Down  You can't hold me    [Outro:]  There you have it  I'm still with you  My sisters  My troubled sisters  I still have troubles, too  You're not alone  I'll always be there  For you  Rock on    You can't hold  A good woman down