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 a punch 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 
Life by the code that you gotta move on 
Feel excited for yourself 
and got nobody no way 
so I... 
(Held my head high) 
Knew I (Knew I 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 straight back on 
You cannot stop me 
I paid my dues 
Now I`m still trusted every day 
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 abuse around 
that was just fine `til now 
So I... 
(Held my head high) 
Knew I (Knew I 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 (here) 
But I won`t live in fear (fear) 
You try to steal my shine (shine) 
But first they wanna build you up (up) 
Then they tear you down (down) 
It`s a struggle, you try to bubble 
so I... 
(Held my head high) 
Knew I (Knew I survive) 
Oahh (I made it) 
(Don`t hate it) 
Said that`s - just - the - wayyyyy 
(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 
yeahh (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