Go out yonder, peace in the valley Come downtown, gotta rumble in the alley Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in (Dale/Paul/Jim vocals) Has anybody seen my baby This livin alone is driven me crazy Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in (Dale/Paul/Jim vocals) I'm just went down to the water But I ain't gonna jump in, no, no I'm down here lookin for my baby I hear that's where she gone! And out of nine lives, I used seven Now, how in the world am I gonna get to Heaven Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in (Dale/Rita/Jim vocals) I just spent sixty 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 (Dale/Paul/Jim vocals) Looks like it's one or the other Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in You just don know