You - can - say - what you want a--bout - me-
- try to - do - what you - want - to - me-
- but - you - can--not - stop - me.-
- I've - been - knocked - down-
- it's a cra--zy town-
- e-ven got - punched in the face - in L.--A.-
- Ain't - noth-ing in the world-
- that - can - keep me from - doing-
- what - I - wan-na - do.-
- - - 'Cause I'm - too - proud-
- I'm too - strong-
- - live - by the code-
- that - you gotta move on.-
- Feel-ing sorry - for your-self-
- ain't - got - no--bod-y - no--where.-
- - So - I-
- held my head high-
I knew I'd-
- - I'd sur-vive-
well I made - it-
- I made it-
- I - don't hate it-
that's - just the way - it goes.-
- 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.-
- - Instrumental:
Now I'm - still - tes--ted eve--ry day-
- and peo--ple try - to mess - with - Anas--ta-cia-
- got an-oth-er - thing - com-ing-
'cause I - han-dle mine.-
- And I thought - I - bet-ter - let - you - know-
- I'm no punk - I - can get down-
- I don't - give a damn-
a-bout - whose - a-round-
- - - that - was - just - fine - 'til - now.-
- - So - I-
- held my head high-
I knew - I'd-
- I'd - sur-vive-
well I made - it-
- I made it-
- - don't hate - - it-
that's - just the way - it goes.-
Oh 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.-
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 wan-na build you up-
then they tear you down-
a strug-gle you try to bub-ble.-
So I-
held my head high-
I knew I'd survive-
I made it-
don't hate it-
that's just the way it goes.-
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.-
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