Can't hold us down (feat. Lil' Kim) Songtext / Lyric

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So - what am I not supposed to have an opinion?
Should I be quiet just because I'm a woman?
Call me a bitch 'cause I speak what's on my mind
Guess it's easier for you to swallow if I sat and smiled When a female fires back
Suddenly big talker don't know how to act
So he does what every little boy would do
Makin' up a few false rumors or two
That for sure is not a man to me
Slanderin' names for popularity
It's sad you only get your fame through controvery (so sad)
But now it's time for me to come and give you more to say This is for my girls all around the world
Who will come across a man that don't respect your word
Thinkin' all women should be seen not heard
So what we do girls - shout louder!
Lettin' them know we're gonna stand our ground
So lift your hands high and wave 'em proud

Never can, never will
Can't hold us down!
Nobody can hold us (hold us down)
Nobody can hold us (hold us down)
Nobody can hold us (hold us down)
Never can, never will

So - what am I not supposed to say what I'm sayin'?
Are you offended with the message I'm bringing?
Call me whatever 'cause your words don't mean a thing
Guess you ain't even man enough to handle what I sing

If you look back in hostory
It's a common double standard of society
The guy gets all the glory, the more he can score
While a girl can do the same and yet you call her a whore
I don't understand why it's ok
The guy can get away with it but the girl gets named
All my ladies come together and make a change
And start a new beginning for us, everybody say!

This is for my girls all around the world
Who will come across a man that don't respect your word
Thinkin' all women should be seen not heard
So what we do girls - shout louder!
Lettin' them know we're gonna stand our ground
So lift your hands high and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath then say it loud
Never can, never will
Can't hold us down!

Lil' Kim:

Here's something I just can't understand
If a guy has three girls then he's a man
He can even give her some head and sex and roar
If a girl do the same then she's a whore
But the tables 'bout to turn
I bet my fame on it
Cats take my idea and put their name on it
It's allright though
You can't hold me down
I gotta keep on movin'
To all my girls who got a man who be tryin' to mack
Do it right back to him and let that be that
You need to show him that his game is wack
And Lil' Kim and Christina Aguilera got your back

You're just a little boy
Think you're so cute, so coy
You must talk so big to make up for smaller things
You're just a little boy
All you do is annoy
You must talk so big, to make up for smaller things

This is for my girls
This is for my girls all around the world
Who will come across a man that don't respect your word
Thinkin' all women should be seen not heard
So what we do girls - shout louder!
Lettin' them know we're gonna stand our ground
So lift your hands high and wave 'em proud

Never can, never will
Can't hold us down!

This is for my girls
This is for my girls all around the world
Who will come across a man that don't respect your word
Thinkin' all women should be seen not heard
So what we do girls - shout louder!
Lettin' them know we're gonna stand our ground
So lift your hands high and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath then say it loud
Never can, never will

Can't hold us down!