The Shape I'm In

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 Go out yonder,   peace in the valley 
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 Come downtown, have to rumble in the alley 
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Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in 

Has anybody seen my lady 
This living alone will drive me crazy 
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in 

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 I'm gonna go down by the wa - ter 
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 But I ain't gonna jump in, no, no 
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 I'll just be looking for my mak - er 
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 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 in 

I just spent 60 days in the jailhouse 
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 in 

Now 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