Can't Hold Us Down<br>(So) What am I not supposed to have an opinion<br>Should I keep 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 big talker 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 Out Loud!<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 with 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 Out Loud!<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,or sex so raw,<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 thats that<br><br>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 smaller 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 smaller 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 Out Loud!<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 Out Loud!<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>Oh Oh (X-tina)<br>Yeah we here (Lil'Kim)<br>Where back again (Lil'Kim)<br>Lil'Kim X-tina Aguilera (Lil'Kim)<br>Spread the word, (Lil'Kim)<br>Can't hold us down! (X-tina)<br> |