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