Shake Down Songtext

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