Shakin` The Jinx Lyrics

Shakin` The Jinx

written by Marv Ross



 It's just too easy to hide in these trees

 Rust in this water up to your knees

 Not many dreamers ever get out alive

 Some kind of sickness sleeps in this town

 I barely got out, but so many drown

 The more you struggle, 

 The faster you're gonna sink



 You're shakin', you're shakin' the jinx

 You're beating the odds by the skin of your teeth



 Baby, baby, it's a long way down

 They want to be there when you hit the ground

 You gotta shake it right in their face and smile

 And when you've got 'em right in the palm of your hand

 You don't need 'em 'cause you understand

 So you turn slowly and you give the boys one last wink

 And then...



 You're shakin', you're shakin' the jinx

 You're beating the odds by the skin of your teeth

 

 You gotta face the fools who put sand in the gears

 You gotta shake a fist at a thousand different fears

 You gotta break it, fake it

 But never let 'em know what you think

 While...



 You're shakin', you're shakin' the jinx

 You're beating the odds by the skin of your teeth