spoken you can say what you want about me try to do what you want to me but you can not stop me i ve been knocked down it s a crazy town even got punched 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 live by the code that you gotta move on feeling sorry for yourself ain t got nobody nowhere so i knew i well i made 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 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 got another thing comin cause i have a mind and i thought i better let you know i m no punk i can get down i don t give a damn about who s around that was just fine till now so i knew i well i made it oahh 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 but i won t live in fear you try to steal my shine but first they wanna build you up then they tear you down it s a struggle you try to bubble so i knew i oahh said that s just the wayyyyy i said i paid my i paid my dues yeahhhhh but you can t stop me now i paid my paid my dues oahhh oh i paid my i paid my dues yeahh but you can t stop me now i paid my dues