Shakedown

Usher, Mary J. Blige

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Usher

Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978), who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit, "Nice & Slow". The album has been certified 6-times platinum by the RIAA. His follow-up album, 8701, produced the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad". The album has been certified 4-times platinum by the RIAA. more »


Year:
2008
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Oh yeah
Baby
M a r y J. Blige
Oh, how I wish I was by your side.
Oh yeah

I wanna be all you need baby.
And I want you to be my superwoman.
Boy, I will be your friend forever.
Well, gone and leave me that heart and you can get mine.
I gonna be your baby tonight.
If you're in the dark I'll give you some light.
Cause all you need is my love.
I'm tell you what's up.
So just make room for love.

(It's a shake down, shake down)
I'm robbing you for your love.
She's robbing me for my love.
(It's a shake down, shake down)
Shakedown.
Boy, you ain't gotta say nothing.
Well, baby put your hands up cause it's a
(Shake down, shake down, down)
Shake down.
(Shake down, shake down, down)
(Shake down, shake down, down)
Shake down, shake down.
I'm robbing you for your love.

Girl, I wanna share my existence.
And through time my love will stay persistent, boy.
All of me is what you getting.
Let the world be the witness.
Bad times, we'll work it out like fitness or we live it.
Cause I vow to give you my all.
Boy, I will hold you up, hold you up if you fall.
I see us in your chamber.
Your heart's in danger.
Oh, taking your love.
Won't you just give it up?

(It's a shake down, shake down)
Shake down.
I'm robbing you for your love, boy.
Oh, you robbing me for my love.
(It's a shake down, shake down)
Shake down.
But you ain't gotta say nothing, oh.
(It's a shake down, shake down, down)
Shake down.
(Shake down, shake down, down)
(Shake down, shake down, down)
(Shake down, shake down)
I'm robbing you for your love.

If love is the crime, I'm down for it.
If love is the crime.
Let love be the judge.
I receive the verdict.
Now, take me baby.
Take me.
In your arms.
In your arms.
Hold me tight.
Don't put up a fight.
It's a shake down.
Shake down.
Come on baby, get down.
Get down.
Get down.
I'm willing to do some time, baby.
Do your time.
To make sure that your love is mines.
All mines.

(It's a shake down, shake down)
I'm robbing you for your love.
Who robbing you for your love?
Oh wee, baby.
(It's a shake down, shake down)

Oh
And you ain't gotta say nothing.
(Shake down, shake down, down)
It's a shake down, shake down, down.
(Shake down, shake down, down)
It's a shake down, shake down.
Shake down.

(Shake down, shake down, down)
Shake down, shake down, down.
(Shake down, shake down)
I'm robbing you for your love.
Cause it's a shake down, shake down.
Shake down, shake down.

Oh
Shake down, shake down.
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.)
Shake down, shake down.
Oh, it's a shake down

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Written by: Phalon Anton Alexander, Mary Blige, Terius Nash, Usher Raymond, Christopher Stewart

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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