[ti:Can't Hold Us Down] [ar:Christina Aguilera] [al:Stripped] [by:van] [offset:500] [00:00.00]Christina Aguilera - Can't Hold Us Down [00:17.53] [00:19.53]So what am I not supposed to have an opinion [00:22.64]Should I be quiet just because I'm a woman [00:24.78]Call me a bitch cos I speak what's on my mind [00:26.75]Guess it's easier for you to swallow if I sat and smiled [00:29.75]When a female fires back [00:31.70]Suddenly the target don't know how to act [00:34.01]So he does what any little boy will do [00:36.53]Making up a few false rumors or two [00:39.17]That for sure is not a man to me [00:41.48]Slanderin' names for popularity [00:43.78]It's sad you only get your fame through controversy [00:46.07]But now it's time for me to come and give you more to say [03:13.36][02:54.62][01:46.87][00:49.03]This is for my girls all around the world [03:15.72][02:56.47][01:48.89][00:50.99]Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth [03:18.19][02:58.95][01:51.40][00:53.53]Thinking all women should be seen, not heard [03:20.51][03:01.30][01:53.74][00:55.80]So what do we do girls? [03:21.88][03:02.65][01:55.08][00:57.18]Shout louder! [03:23.01][03:03.76][01:56.32][00:58.43]Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground [03:25.29][03:06.08][01:58.53][01:00.59]Lift your hands high and wave them proud [03:27.76][03:08.50][02:00.97][01:03.07]Take a deep breath and say it loud [03:30.03][03:10.73][02:03.20][01:05.38]Never can, never will, can't hold us down [01:08.31]Nobody can hold us down [01:10.73]Nobody can hold us down [01:13.07]Nobody can hold us down [01:16.33]Never can, never will [01:17.45]So what am I not supposed to say what I'm saying [01:20.21]Are you offended by the message I'm bringing [01:22.63]Call me whatever cos your words don't mean a thing [01:24.65]Guess you ain't even a man enough to handle what I sing [01:27.69]If you look back in history [01:29.51]It's a common double standard of society [01:32.04]The gu