Paid My Dues
Spoken:
You can say what you want about me
Wanna do what you want to me
But you cannot stop me
I've been knocked down
At some crazy times
Even got a punch in the face in LA
Ain't nothing in the world that you keep me from doin' what I wanna do
'Cause I'm too proud, I'm too strong
Life by the code that you gotta move on
Feelin' sorry for yourself ain't got nobody nowhere
So I held my head high
Knew I'd survive
I made it
I don't hate it
That's just the way it goes
I'm done, made it through
Stand on my own two
I paid my dues
Tried to hold me down
You can't stop me now
I paid my dues
Spoken
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
Gotta nothing in common
'Cause I handle mine
And I thought I better let you know
I'm no punk I can't get down
I don't give a damn about who's around
That was just fine 'til now
So I held my head high
Knew I'd survive
I made it
I don't hate it
That's just the way it goes
CHORUS
Took so long to get me here
But I won't live in fear
You try to steal my shine
At first they wanna build you up
But then they tear you down
It's a struggle, try to follow
So I held my head high
Knew I'd survive
I made it
I don't hate it
That's just the way it goes
CHORUS 2X