Shake Down

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



No matter how the race is won

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



Shakedown, breakdown, takedown

Everybody wants into the crowded light

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 reaching for the top

This is a place where second best will never do

It's O.K. to want to shine

But once you step across that line

No matter where you hide

I'm comin after you



Shakedown, breakdown, takedown

Everybody wants into the crowded light

Breakdown, takedown, you're busted

Shakedown, breakdown, honey

Just about the time you're thinkin it's alright

Breakdown, takedown, you're busted