Shake Down lyrics

Oh yeah...

Baby...

M a r y J. Blige

Oh, how I wish I was by your side.

Oh yeah...

[Verse 1:]

[Mary J. Blige:]

I wanna be all you need baby.

[Usher:]

And I want you to be my superwoman.

[Mary J. Blige:]

Boy, I will be your friend forever.

[Usher:]

Well, gone and leave me that heart and you can get mine.

[Mary J. Blige:]

I gonna be your baby tonight.

If you're in the dark I'll give you some light.

[Usher:]

Cause all you need is my love.

I'm tell you what's up.

So just make room for love.

[Chorus:]

(It's a shake down, shake down)

[Mary J. Blige:]

I'm robbing you for your love.

[Usher:]

She's robbing me for my love.

(It's a shake down, shake down)

[Usher:]

Shakedown.

[Mary J. Blige:]

Boy, you ain't gotta say nothing.

[Usher:]

Well, baby put your hands up cause it's a...

(Shake down, shake down, down)

[Mary J. Blige:]

Shake down.

(Shake down, shake down, down)

(Shake down, shake down, down)

Shake down, shake down.

[Both:]

I'm robbing you for your love.

[Verse 2:]

[Usher:]

Girl, I wanna share my existance.

[Mary J. Blige:]

And through time my love will stay persistent, boy.

[Usher:]

All of me is what you getting.

Let the world be the witness.

[Mary J. Blige:]

Bad times, we'll work it out like fitness or we live it.

[Usher:]

Cause I vow to give you my all.

[Mary J. Blige:]

Boy, I will hold you up, hold you up if you fall.

[Usher:]

I see us in your chamber.

[Mary J. Blige:]

Your heart's in danger.

[Usher:]

Ohh, taking your love.

[Mary J. Blige:]

Won't you just give it up?

[Chorus:]

(It's a shake down, shake down)

[Mary J. Blige:]

Shake down.

I'm robbing you for your love, boy.

[Usher:]

Ohh, you robbing me for my love.

(It's a shake down, shake down)

[Mary J. Blige:]

Shake down.

[Both:]

But you ain't gotta say nothing, oh.

(It's a shake down, shake down, down)

[Mary J. Blige:]

Shake down.

(Shake down, shake down, down)

(Shake down, shake down, down)

(Shake down, shake down)

[Both:]

I'm robbing you for your love.

[Bridge:]

[Mary J. Blige:]

If love is the crime, I'm down for it.

[Usher:]

If love is the crime.

[Mary J. Blige:]

Let love be the judge.

I receive the verdict.

Now, take me baby.

[Usher:]

Take me.

[Mary J. Blige:]

In your arms.

[Usher:]

In your arms.

[Mary J. Blige:]

Hold me tight.

Don't put up a fight.

[Mary J. Blige:]

It's a shake down.

[Both:]

Shake down.

[Mary J. Blige:]

Come on baby, get down.

[Usher:]

Get down.

[Mary J. Blige:]

Get down.

I'm willing to do some time, baby.

[Usher:]

Do your time.

[Mary J. Blige:]

To make sure that your love is mines.

[Both:]

All mines.

[Chorus:]

(It's a shake down, shake down)

[Both:]

I'm robbing you for your love.

[Mary J. Blige:]

Who robbing you for your love?

[Usher:]

Ohh wee, baby.

(It's a shake down, shake down)

[Mary J. Blige:]

Ohhh...

[Both:]

And you ain't gotta say nothing.

(Shake down, shake down, down)

[Usher:]

It's a shake down, shake down, down.

(Shake down, shake down, down)

[Usher:]

It's a shake down, shake down.

[Mary J. Blige:]

Shake down.

(Shake down, shake down, down)

[Both:]

Shake down, shake down, down.

(Shake down, shake down)

[Both:]

I'm robbing you for your love.

Cause it's a shake down, shake down.

[Usher:]

Shake down, shake down.

[Mary J. Blige:]

Ohhh...

Shake down, shake down.

[Usher:]

Shake down, shake down.

(Baby come bring all your love to me.

Don't you hesitate baby.

Don't put up a fight.

Cause it's a shake down, shake down.)

[Usher:]

Shake down, shake down.

[Mary J. Blige:]

Ohh, it's a shake down.)

• Artist:Mary J. Blige
• Album:Growing Pains (2007)