Nervous Shakedown

"Freeze", said the man cruisin' the beat
"You get your hands up and spread your feet"
"Don't you move an inch", I heard him say
"Or you'll be doin' time till the Judgment 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
A Nervous Shakedown
Another Nervous Shakedown
It's a shakedown
We got a shakedown
Another Nervous Shakedown

"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
And he smiled at me, it was a one-man show
He said, "Two to five, the jury decides
Double parole of you survive"
It's a dirty lie

Law is gonna get you this time
And throw away the key

It's a shakedown on-you