Shakedown

SHAKEDOWN
Words and Music Bruce Carroll

He and you at a table for two discussing how and why
The terms were changed and the deal fell through
Before the ink was dry
It was late in the day and all that you wanted
Was your freedom back
There was hope in the way he said that all that he wanted
Was your love intact
It was a shakedown
Love too often works out that way
It was a shakedown
And you just walked away

Fools change lanes and ghouls count change out on the boulevard
And grim go-getters lose control
Because they try too hard
And the two of you don't want to think its through
You want to do what's right
And you don't know if you should let her go
Without a fight
Chorus
The same thing once happened to me
Friends said that the pain wouldn't last long
They said that in time I would see
They were wrong....

Housewives stray and schoolboys play a cops and robbers game
Desperation lovers look elsewhere
But its just not the same
The two of you don't want to think it's through
You want it back again
You would prefer that each of you were
The way that each of you were then
Chorus
Now that it's happened to you
You're left standing alone
With nothing to show
You ask what I think you should do...
Just let her go

Vocals: Bruce Carroll
Background Vocals: Nicole Alifante, Tony Hoylen, Porter Carroll
Acoustic Guitars: David Spinozza, Bruce Carroll
Electric Guitars: Marc Shulman
Keyboards: Clifford Carter
Bass: Lincoln Schleiffer
Drums: Joe Bonadio