Paid My Dues [the S-Man's Darkstar Mix]

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 L.A.
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
Feel no sorry for yourself ain't got nobody nowhere

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

So straight back on
You cannot stop me
I paid my dues

Now I'm still tested every day
People try to mess with Anastacia
Got another think comin' '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)
Oh (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 wont 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)
Oh (i made it)
(don't hate it)
Said that's, just, the, way
(i done made it through)
(stand on my own two)
I said I paid my, I paid my dues
Yeah
(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) oh
(stand on my own two) oh
(I paid my dues) I paid my, I paid my dues
Yeah (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