Nervous Shakedown

"Freeze", said the man, cruisin' 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 till the judgment day"

And he said:"Don't tell me no lies, give me alibi's""'cause if you cross my path you've been doing life"

It's a dirty lie

It's a shakedown -- and it's a nervous shakedown

A nervous shakedown -- another nervous shakedown"Take you dime" said the man, "you can make one call"

And get a one-way ticket to the

County Hall

Well the judge looked high and

I looked low

And 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

A nervous shakedown -- another nervous shakedown

Law is gonna get you this time

And throw away the key