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  • Mary J. Blige - Shake Down

    Mary J. Blige

    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

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    Written by USHER RAYMOND

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