freeze, said the man cruisin‘ the beat
you get your hands up and spread your feet
don‘t you move an inch, i heard him say
or you‘ll be doin‘ time ‘til the judgement day
And he said don‘t tell me no lies, give me alibise
‘cause if you cross my path, you‘ll be doin‘ life
It‘s a dirty lie
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It‘s a shakedown
And it‘s a nervous shakedown
A nervous shakedown
Another nervous shakedown
It‘s a shakedown
And it‘s a nervous shakedown
We got a shakedown
Another nervous shakedwon
It‘s more like a set - up
take a dime, said the man , you can make one call
You 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 dicides
Double parole if you survive
It‘s a dirty life
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