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Rhyme and Reason Lyrics by Gregory Abbott

Shake You Down

1986

Because the rhyme and the reason don't make no sense to me
I think I'm crazy living a fantasy
Girl don't love you, mama, she's just on the run
You better wise up, man, you ain't getting younger
Market value ain't getting stronger
Find another woman while the choice is up to you
A special friend of mine, he try advise me all the time
He talk to me 'bout my newfound lady
He say she's just no good, she all around the neighborhood
Do yourself a favor, boy, and let her be
Because the rhyme and the reason don't make no sense to me
I think I'm crazy living a fantasy
Girl don't love you, mama, she's just on the run
You better wise up, man, you ain't getting younger
Market value ain't getting stronger
Find another woman while the choice is up to you
Well, he confide in me, he see me kiss her 'neath a tree
And her smile, it say there is no other
But when he call my name, ooh, she'd nearly go insane
And the boy she with, he'd quickly run away
(She just don't know what to say)
Because the rhyme and the reason don't make no sense to me (oh no)
I think I'm crazy living a fantasy (you're crazy)
Girl don't love you, mama, she's just on the run
(Mama wanna run around town all day)
You better wise up, man, you ain't getting younger (oh yeah)
Market value ain't getting stronger (oh no)
Find another woman while the choice is up to you
(Ain't no rhyme or reason, babe)
Because the rhyme and the reason don't make no sense to me (no)
I think I'm crazy living a fantasy
Girl don't love you, mama, she's just on the run
(My baby wanna run around town all day)
You better wise up, man, you ain't getting younger (oh yeah)
Market value ain't getting stronger
Find another woman while the choice is up to you (oh yeah)
Because the rhyme and the reason don't make no sense to me (make no sense)
I think I'm crazy living a fantasy (you're crazy)
Girl don't love you, mama, she's just on the run
(She only wanna run around town all day)
You better wise up, man, you ain't getting younger (no)
Market value ain't getting stronger (oh no)
Find another woman while the choice is up to you
(I got me a little bit of choice and I've had it)
Because the rhyme and the reason don't make no sense to me (ain't no reason)
I think I'm crazy living a fantasy
Girl don't love you, mama, she's just on the run (ain't got much time, oh no)
You better wise up, man, you ain't getting younger (you're fine, you're fine)
Market value ain't getting stronger (oh woman, well well)
Find another woman while the choice is up to you (oh yeah, oh)
Because the rhyme and the reason don't make no sense to me
I think I'm crazy living a fantasy (fantasy)
Girl don't love you, mama, she's just on the run
(My baby wanna run around town all day)
You better wise up, man, you ain't getting younger (no, no)
Market value ain't getting stronger
Find another woman while the choice is up to you (oh yeah)
(I got the rhyme and the reason, baby)
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Gregory Abbott

Gregory Abbott

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"Rhyme and Reason" appears on "Shake You Down" in 1986.

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