Album: Coverdale - Page

Shake my tree

Now I don´t want to be your slave,
You´re trying to drive me to an early grave.
All I ever hear, is that you live an´ breathe for me
But, all you ever do, babe, is shake my tree.

´Cos you keep on pushing, baby,
Like you never, ever been in love before.

I told you once an´ I told you twice,
I ain´t no schoolboy you can sacrifice.
You want my love an´ you want it now,
You try to love me, baby, but you don´t know how.

So you keep on pushing, baby,
Like you never, ever been in love before.

I need love an´ I need time,
An´ a little bit of both, if you wanna be a friend of mine.
I don´t want no woman, drive me outta my head
An´ you´re the kind of girl, guaranteed to wreck my bed.

Love is what you need,
But, you cut down to the bone an´ make me bleed.
I give you everything an´ still you cry
Ooh, mama, the price of loving you is way too high.

But, you keep on talking, baby, I´ve heard it all before
Now I don´t want you hanging around, or kicking at my door.

But, you keep on pushing, mama,
Like you never, ever been in love before.

I know love an´ I know shame
An´ I ain´t gonna get caught up in your game.
It took a little time to make me see,
I ain´t lookin´ for a woman like you to shake my tree.

So keep on talking, baby, keep on hangin´ around
Everything you do to me, is sure to drag me down.

An´ you keep on pushing, mama,
Like you never, ever been in love before.

Shake my tree.

(Solo)

I don´t want to be your slave,
You´re trying to drive me to an early grave.
You keep on talking, no matter what you say
I´ve had enough of your kind of love, to last me all my days.

So keep on pushing baby, I´ve heard it all before
I don´t want you hanging around, or kicking at my door.

Now I don´t want your loving, baby, I can´t take it anymore,
I don´t want you hanging around, kicking at my door.
If I see your face again, I´ll give you what´s in store
But, you´ll keep on pushing, baby,
´Cos you´ve never, ever been in love before.