I paid my dues

You can say what you want about me  

Try to do what you want to me

But you cannot 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 can 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 sad for yourself

Ain't got nobody nowhere

So I

Held my head high

Knew I'd survive

Well, 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,

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