Downtown Shakedown Lyrics

Have you heard the news

Everybody's getting busted

The cops are on the take

They can't be trusted

Their sittin' down on the corner

With their cruiser lights flashing

I hope your light on your feet

Cause blue's in fashion

When you hear that siren sound

You know you got a Downtown Shakedown

Have you heard the news

Everybody's got a secret

And for the right price

Nobody keeps it

There are a million different ways

To lean on a suspect

To get the information

The laws no object

When you hear that siren sound

You know you got a downtown shakedown

The Streets are on fire

Read it in the headlines

Feel the noise and the heat

Straight down the mainline

The badges are out

And pushing for a showdown

Taking all they can

Full force lockdown

That's why you won't see me hangin' around

Waiting for a Downtown Shakedown

That's why you won't see me hangin' around

Waiting for a Downtown Shakedown