[Verse 1] Go out yonder, peace in the valley Come downtown, have to rumble in the alley Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in [Verse 2] Has anybody seen my lady? This livin' alone would drive me crazy Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in [Bridge] I'm gonna go down by the water But I ain't gonna jump in, no, no I'll just be lookin' for my maker And I hear that that's where she's been [Verse 3] 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 [Bridge] I've just spent sixty days in the jail house For the crime of having no dough, no, no Now here I am back out on the street For the crime of having nowhere to go [Verse 4] 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 [Verse 5] Now two young kids might start a ruckus You know, they feel you're tryin' to shuck us Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in