The Shape I`m In Lyrics

The Shape I`m In lyrics

Go out yonder, peace in the valley:

Come down town, have a rumble in the alley.

Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in.



Has anybody seen my lady,

'Cause livin' alone will drive you crazy:

Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in.



I'm gonna go down to the river,

But I ain't gonna jump in, no, no.

I'll just be lookin' for my baby,

'Cause I hear that that's where she's been.



Out of nine lives, I've spent seven.

How in the world do I get to Heaven?

Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in.

Aw, here it comes!



I just spent sixty days in the jailhouse,

For the crime of havin' no dough, no.

Now here I am, back on the streets,

For the crime of havin' nowhere to go.



Save your neck, save your brother.

Looks like it's one or the other:

Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in.

No, no, no.



Ooh, Lord, uh huh, I think I'm goin' down by the river.

But I ain't gonna jump in, no, no.

I'll just be lookin' for my baby,

'Cause I hear that that's where she's been.



Out of nine lives, I've spent seven.

How in the world do I get to Heaven?

Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in.

Oh, I said: "Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in."