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Paid My Dues

This version of Paid My Dues was released by Anastacia in 2001.

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You can say what you want about me
Wanna do what you want to me
But you cannot stop me

I’ve been knocked down
It’s a crazy town
Even got punched 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
Feeling sorry for yourself
Ain’t got nobody nowhere

so I…
(Held my head high)
I Knew (I Knew I’d 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 like i told you
You cannot stop me
I paid my dues

Now I’m still tested everyday
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 who’s 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 tryin’ to bubble

so I…
(Held my head high)
I Knew (I Knew I’d survive)
Oahh (I made it)
(Don’t hate it)
Said that’s – just – the – wayyyyy

(I’m done – Made it through)
(Stand on my own two)
I said I paid my – I paid my dues
Yeah
(Try to hold me down)
But you can’t stop me now
I paid my – paid my dues
Whohoh

(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

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