Can`t Hold Us Down

<br>So what am I not supposed to have an opinion<br>Should I be quiet just because I`m a woman<br>Call me a bitch cos I speak what`s on my mind<br>Guess it`s easier for you to swallow if I sat and smiled<br> <br>When a female fires back<br>Suddenly the target don`t know how to act<br>So he does what any little boy will do<br>Making up a few false rumors or two<br> <br>That for sure is not a man to me<br>Slanderin` names for popularity<br>It`s sad you only get your fame through controversy <br>But now it`s time for me to come and give you more to say<br> <br>This is for my girls all around the world<br>Who`ve come across a man who don`t respect your worth<br>Thinking all women should be seen, not heard<br>So what do we do girls?<br>Shout louder!<br>Letting them know we`re gonna stand our ground<br>Lift your hands high and wave them proud<br>Take a deep breath and say it loud<br>Never can, never will, can`t hold us down<br> <br>Nobody can hold us down<br>Nobody can hold us down<br>Nobody can hold us down<br>Never can, never will<br> <br>So what am I not supposed to say what I`m saying<br>Are you offended by the message I`m bringing<br>Call me whatever cos your words don`t mean a thing<br>Guess you ain`t even a man enough to handle what I sing<br> <br>If you look back in history<br>It`s a common double standard of society<br>The guy gets all the glory the more he can score<br>While the girl can do the same and yet you call her a whore<br> <br>I don`t understand why it`s okay<br>The guy can get away with it & the girl gets named<br>All my ladies come together and make a change<br>Start a new beginning for us everybody sing<br> <br>This is for my girls all around the world<br>Who`ve come across a man who don`t respect your worth<br>Thinking all women should be seen, not heard<br>What do we do girls?<br>Shout louder!<br>Letting them know we`re gonna stand our ground<br>Lift your hands high and wave `em proud<br>Take a deep breath and say it loud<br>Never can, never will, can`t hold us down<br> <br>Lil` Kim:<br>Check it - Here`s something I just can`t understand<br>If the guy have three girls then he`s the man<br>He can either give us some head, sex her off<br>If the girl do the same, then she`s a whore<br>But the table`s about to turn<br>I`ll bet my fame on it<br>Cats take my ideas and put their name on it<br>It`s aiight though, you can`t hold me down<br>I got to keep on movin`<br>To all my girls with a man who be tryin to mack<br>Do it right back to him and let that be that<br>You need to let him know that his game is whack<br>And Lil` Kim and Christina Aguilera got your back<br> <br>But you`re just a little boy<br>Think you`re so cute, so coy<br>You must talk so big <br>To make up for small lil` things<br>So you`re just a little boy<br>All you`ll do is annoy<br>You must talk so big <br>To make up for small lil` things<br> <br>This is for my girls...<br>This is for my girls all around the world<br>Who`ve come across a man who don`t respect your worth<br>Thinking all women should be seen, not heard<br>So what do we do girls?<br>Shout louder!<br>Letting them know we`re gonna stand our ground<br>Lift your hands high and wave `em proud<br>Take a deep breath and say it loud<br>Never can, never will, can`t hold us down<br> <br>This is for my girls all around the world<br>Who`ve come across a man who don`t respect your worth<br>Thinking all women should be seen, not heard<br>So what do we do girls?<br>Shout louder!<br>Letting them know we`re gonna stand our ground<br>Lift your hands high and wave `em proud<br>Take a deep breath and say it loud<br>Never can, never will, can`t hold us down<br>Spread the word, can`t hold us down