Rumors gettin' 'round, my sweet baby put me down

Ain't a girl alive with the suffering I feel inside

Mine's not a peppering fool

& when you go with me you play by my rules

If that's the way she wants to play, then I'll forget her

She's thinkin' how she'll beat me to the punch, but I won't let her



CHORUS:

Shake hands & walk away (& look at him cryin')

Come on, come on, come on, come on

I'm gonna shake hands & walk away (& look at him cryin')

Come on, come on, come on, come on now



I'll never say to you, breakin' up is hard to do

'Cause I've got my pride; a big man never cries

There's much of life in you, & you'd better run too

Knowing it's our last goodbye, it's hard to face you

Don't expect me back for more, I'll just erase you



(chorus)

(instrumental)

(chorus)



Shake hands & walk away (ring of echo chamber)

There's much of life in you, & you'd better run too



(repeat chorus & fade