Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You take my money and you spread it around
Until you're empty then you're homeward bound
Is there any reason why you can't confess
You're putting my emotions to the test
I know a swindle and baby you are the best
it's a shake down
Everybody knows it's true
It's a take down
I ain't nobody's fool

[Verse 2]
You make me happy you're the best friend I've found
Until I need you then you're nowhere around
Is there any reason why you can't just say
That you were just pretending all the way
I know a swindle and baby you're gonna pay
it's a shake down
Everybody knows it's true
It's a take down
I ain't nobody's fool

[Instrumental]

It's a shake down

[Bridge]
Take me to the limit
And I'll take you to the end
Step up, give it all you got now
Let's get on with the show
I hope you've got a lot of answers
'Cause there's lots of things that I wanna know
Now I still wanna know

[Chorus]
Is there any reason why you can't just say
That you were just pretending every day
I know a swindle and baby you're gonna pay

It's a shake down
Everybody knows it's true
It's a take down
I ain't nobody's fool

[Outro]
Shake down
It's a shake down
It's a shake down
(You gotta get the shake down)
It's a shake down
(You take my money)
Shake down
(You're gonna pay, boy)
Shake...
(Now I'm gonna send you homeward bound)