Shake Hands And Walk Away Crying Lyrics

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

Lou Christie - Enlightnin'ment: The Best of Lou Christie

Oct 1990

1. The Gypsy Cried
2. Two Faces Have I
3. Summer Snow
4. Mr. Tenor Man
5. Self Expression (The Kids On The Street Will Never Give In)
6. Outside The Gates Of Heaven
7. How Many Teardrops
8. Shy Boy
9. Trapeze
10. Lightnin' Strikes
11. Cryin' In The Streets
12. Rhapsody In The Rain
13. Du Ronda
14. Watch Your Heart After Dark
15. If My Car Could Only Talk
16. Shake Hands And Walk Away Crying
17. Back To The Days Of The Romans
18. I'm Gonna Make You Mine