[ti:Paid My Dues]
[ar:The Kingfishers]
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[00:00.00]Paid My Dues - The Kingfishers
[00:11.04]You can say what you want about me
[00:13.57]Try to do what you want to me
[00:16.20]But you cannot stop me
[00:19.45]I've been knocked down it's a crazy town
[00:22.41]Even got punch in the face in L A
[00:24.97]Ain't nothing in the world that can keep me
[00:27.16]From doing what I wanna do
[00:29.24]'Cause I'm too proud I'm too strong
[00:32.38]Live by the code that you gotta move on
[00:34.57]Feelin' sad for yourself
[00:35.75]Ain't got nobody nowhere
[00:39.17]So I
[00:40.12](Held my head high)
[00:41.92]I Knew I
[00:42.89](Knew I'd survive)
[00:43.93]Well I made it
[00:45.41](I made it)
[00:46.56]I don't hate it
[00:47.35](Don't hate it)
[00:48.24]That's just the way it goes yeah
[00:49.61]I done made it through
[00:51.98]Stand on my own two
[00:54.33]I paid my dues yeah
[00:59.70]Tried to hold me down
[01:02.09]You can't stop me now
[01:04.33]I paid my dues
[01:07.82]So like I told you
[01:12.64]You cannot stop me
[01:15.17]I paid my dues
[01:18.73]Now I'm still tested every day
[01:21.73]And people try to mess with Anastacia
[01:24.12]Got another thing comin'
[01:25.51]'Cause I handle mine
[01:26.95]And I thought I better let you know
[01:29.01]I'm no punk I can't get down
[01:31.64]I don't give a damn about who's around
[01:34.14]That was just fine 'til now
[01:38.18]So I
[01:39.26](Held my head high)
[01:40.83]Knew I
[01:41.77](Knew I'd survive)
[01:43.35]Well I made it
[01:44.44](I made it)
[01:45.47]Oaah
[01:46.15](Don't hate it)
[01:47.18]That's just the way it goes yeah
[01:49.27]I done made it through
[01:51.41]Stand on my own two
[01:53.79]I paid my dues yeah yeah
[01:59.08]Tried to hold me down
[02:01.45]You can't stop me now
[02:03.69]I paid my dues yeah yeah yeah yeah
[02:09.11]Took so long to get me here
[02:12.49]But I won't live in fear
[02:14.71]O' you tryin' to steal my shine
[02:18.52]But first they wanna build you up
[02:22.36]Then they tear you down
[02:24.71]It's a struggle you try to bubble
[02:27.59]So I
[02:28.84](Held my head high)
[02:30.54]Knew I
[02:31.41](Knew I'd survive)
[02:32.77]Oaah
[02:33.63](I made it)
[02:35.06]Oaah
[02:35.68](Don't hate it)
[02:36.62]Said that's just the way
[02:38.18](I done made it through)
[02:40.81](Stand on my own two)
[02:43.10](I paid my dues)
[02:47.06]Yeah
[02:48.49](Tried to hold me down)
[02:51.05]But you can't stop me now
[02:53.19](I paid my dues)
[02:57.44]Oaah
[02:58.39](I done made it through)
[03:00.88](Stand on my own two)
[03:03.15](I paid my dues)
[03:07.18]Yeah
[03:08.26](Tried to hold me down)
[03:10.52]But you can't stop me now
[03:13.08]I paid my dues