[Verse 1: Christina]
Hmmmmm
So, what am I not `sposed to have an opinion?
Should I be quiet just because I`m a woman?
Call me a bitch because 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 the target don`t know how to act
So he does what any little boy will do
Making 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 controversy
But now it`s time for me to come and give you more to say
[Chorus: Christina]
This is for my girls all around the world
Who`ve come across a man who don`t respect your worth
Thinkin` all woman should be seen not heard
So what do we do girls? Shout louder
Lettin` `em know we`re gonna stand our ground
Lift your hands high and wave them proud
Take a deep breathe and say it loud
Never can, never will, can`t hold us down
Nobody can hold us down, nobody can hold us down
Nobody gonna hold us down, never can, never will
[Verse 2: Christina]
So, what am I not `sposed to say what I`m sayin`?
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 okay
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 sing
[Chorus: Christina (Lil` Kim)]
This is for my girls all around the world (Yeah)
Who`ve come across a man who don`t respect your worth
Thinkin` all woman should be seen not heard
(You can`t get rid of us)
So what do we do girls? Shout louder
Lettin` `em know we`re gonna stand our ground
(We standin` our ground on this one)
Lift your hands high and wave them proud
Take a deep breathe and say it loud
Never can, never will, can`t hold us down (Check it)
[Verse 3: Lil` Kim]
Here`s something I just can`t understand
If a guy have three girls than he`s the man
He can even give her some head, then sex her raw
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 aiight though, you can`t hold me down
I got to keep on movin`
To all my girls with a man who be tryna 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 gotcha back
[Bridge: Christina]
You`re just a little boy, you think you`re so cute, so coy
You must talk so big, to make up for smaller things
Said 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
[Chorus: Christina]
This is for my girls all around the world
When you come across a man that don`t respect your word
Thinkin` all woman should be seen not heard
So what do we do girls? Shout louder
Lettin` `em know we`re gonna stand our ground
So put your hands high and wave `em `round
Take a deep breathe and say it loud
Never can, never will, can`t hold us down
This is for my girls all around the world
When you come across a man that don`t respect your word
Thinkin` all woman should be seen not heard
So what do we do girls? Shout louder
Lettin` `em know we`re gonna stand our ground
So put your hands high and wave `em `round
Take a deep breathe and say it loud
Never can, never will, can`t hold us down
[Breakdown: Christina (Lil` Kim)]
(Uh, ayo ayo, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh)
Spread the word (Can`t hold us down, c`mon, uh)
Yeah we here, we back again, yeah
Lil` Kim and Christina Aguilera
Yeah (Can`t hold us down, uh)
