Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Bob Seger
Canonical path: /bob-seger/shakedown
Related lyric paths: 6
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Shakedown
Read Shakedown lyrics by Bob Seger on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Shakedown
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No matter what you think you pull you'll find it's not enough
No matter who you think you know you won't get through
It's a given L.A. law
Someone's faster on the draw
No matter where you hide I'm comin' after you
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No matter how the race is run it always ends the same
Another room without a view awaits downtown
You can shake me for a while
Live it up in style
No matter what you do I'm gonna take you down
CHORUS:
Shakedown
Breakdown
Takedown
Everybody wants into the crowded line
Breakdown
Takedown
You're busted
Let down
Your guard
Honey, just about the time you're thinkin' it's alright
Breakdown
Takedown
You're busted
This is a town where everyone is reachin' for the top
This is a place where second best will never do
It's ok to want to shine
But once you step across that line
No matter where you hide I'm comin' after you
Repeat chorus
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Bob Seger performs "Shakedown", and this lyric page sits inside the Bob Seger catalog on LyroVerse.
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