So, what am I not supposed
to have an opinion
Should I keep quiet
just because I'm a woman
Call me a bitch (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 any little boy
(little boy) would do
Makin' up a few false rumors
(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 controversy (so sad)
But now it's time for me
to come and give you more to say
CHORUS
This is for my girls all around the world
(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 do we do girls,
shout louder
Lettin' 'em know
we're gonna stand our ground
So lift your hands higher
and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
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 saying
Are you offended
with the message I'm bringin'
Call me whatever
'cause your words don't mean a thing
Guess you ain't even a man enough
to handle what I sing
If you look back in history
It's a common double standard of society
The guy gets all the glory
the more he can score
While the 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 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
(around the world)
Who will come across a man
that don't respect your word
(respect your world)
Thinkin' all women
should be seen not heard
So what do we do girls,
shout louder
Lettin' 'em know we're gonna stand our ground
(stand our ground)
So lift your hands higher
and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath and 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
than he's the man
He can even give her some head
and sex and roar
If a girl do the same than she's a whore
But the tables 'bout to turn
I bet my fame on it
Cats take my ideas
and put they name on it
It's aight 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 let him
know that his game is whack
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 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 do we do girls,
shout louder
Lettin' 'em know we're gonna stand our ground
So lift your hands higher
and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will
CAN'T HOLD US DOWN
(This is for my girls)
This is for my girls all around the world
Who have come across a man
that don't respect your word
Thinkin' all women should
be seen not heard
So what do we do girls, shout louder
(shout louder)
Lettin' 'em know we're gonna stand our ground
So lift your hands higher
and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will
CAN'T HOLD US DOWN
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 do we do girls,
shout louder
Lettin' 'em know we're gonna stand our ground
So lift your hands higher
and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will
CAN'T HOLD US DOWN
Lil` Kim
Speech the word
CAN?T HOLD US DOWN!
Lil` Kim
Yeah!!
We?re here
We back again
Yeah!!
Lil` Kim and Christina Aguilera
Yeah!
CAN?T HOLD US DOWN!