The Shake Down

Yeah
Back when I was a kid
My momma told me life was hard and I ain't know what she meant
She told me if I ever make it they gon want their percent
So on your climb to the sky you better watch their intents
Yeah, everybody wanna be rich
Everybody wanna claim that they got dollars to spend
Everyone around you gonna say they made you like this
And they all gonna claim that they were why you picked up a pen, yeah
But then they act like your friend, and that's the hard part, why would someone do you like this?
And now it's hard not to go outside and say this is it
But play your cards right, cuz you don't wanna give up and quit
Yeah
If you put up with the rain clouds
It'll pay off with a rainbow
And when you think you're bout to break down
Don't forget about your rain coat

In the thundering rain, no I don't wanna feel no more
When you saying my name, no I don't wanna hear no more
No, I don't wanna break down, I don't wanna break down, no
This is the shake down, this is the shake down

People change and they fall like the leaves do
But fuck it I can do this on my own if I need to
Aye, but I'm all by myself
While everybody's hands out, I kept my hands to myself
This is what you wanted isn't it?
Aye, could you pay me a visit?
I'm trapped behind these fucking walls that I feel like I'm living in
Or maybe it's a game and the money and the fame is the only way to claim
That you're someone with a name nowadays
At least it seems that way
And I don't wanna seem that way
So when I pick up a pen and start to writing these songs
I think about all the kids who live in broken up homes, yeah
Because I been there before
And I know what it's like to be alone

In the thundering rain, no I don't wanna feel no more
When you saying my name, no I don't wanna hear no more
No, I don't wanna break down, I don't wanna break down, no
This is the shake down, this is the shake down

Yeah I guess this what fame is, but fuck I never wanted to be famous
I'll let you in on a secret
All I wanted was happiness
Now I struggle to keep it
You break me down to the bones
Yet I'm the one being hated?
Now when they ask me how I feel, I say a little bit richer but a lot more alone, yeah

In the thundering rain, no I don't wanna feel no more
When you saying my name, no I don't wanna hear no more
No, I don't wanna break down, I don't wanna break down, no
This is the shake down, this is the shake down
In the thundering rain, no I don't wanna feel no more
When you saying my name, no I don't wanna hear no more
No, I don't wanna break down, I don't wanna break down, no
This is the shake down, this is the shake down