Go out yonder, peace in the valley
Come downtown, have to rumble in the alley
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm inHas anybody seen my lady?
This living alone will drive me crazy
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm inWell, I'm gonna go down by the water
But I ain't gonna jump in no, no, no
I'll just be looking for my maker
And I hear that that's where she's been, oh
Out of nine lives, I spent seven
Now, how in the world do you get to heaven
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm inWell, I just spent 60 days in the jail house
For the crime of having no dough
Now here I am back out on the street
For the crime of having nowhere to go
Save your neck or save your brother
Looks like it's one or the other
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm inNow two young kids might start a ruckus
You know they feel you trying to shuck us
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in
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