Lyrics:

Released as the third and last single off the album.
'Freeze', said the man cruising the beat
'You get your hands up, spread your feet'
'Don't you move an inch', I heard him say
'Or you'll be doin' time until the judgement day'

And he said
'Don't tell me no lies, give me alibis
'Cause if you cross my path, you'll be doin' life'
It's a dirty lie

It's a shakedown
And it's a nervous shakedown
Another shakedown
Another nervous shakedown
Well, it's a shakedown
And it's a nervous shakedown
We got a shakedown
Another nervous shakedown

It's looking like a set-up

'Take a dime,' said the man, 'you can make one call'
'You got a one way ticket to the county hall'
Well the judge looked high, and I looked low
When he smiled at me, it was a one man show

He said
'Two to five, the jury decides
Double parole, if you survive'
It's a dirty lie

It's a shakedown
And it's a nervous shakedown
Another shakedown
Another nervous shakedown
Well, it's a shakedown
And it's a nervous shakedown
We got a shakedown
Another nervous shakedown

Lord, they're gonna get you this time
And throw away the key


Lock him up
Oh

It's a shakedown
And it's a nervous shakedown
Another shakedown
Another nervous shakedown
You got a shakedown
And it's a nervous shakedown
Well, it's a shakedown
Another nervous shakedown
Shake it down, shake it down
And it's a nervous shakedown
Well, it's a shakedown
Another nervous shakedown
You got shake it down, shake it down
And it's a nervous shakedown
Oh, it's a shakedown

It's a shakedown on
You, yes