The Band — The Shape I'm In
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Length: 3:58
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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
Has anybody seen my lady?
This living alone will drive me crazy
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in
I'm gonna go down by the water
But I ain't gonna jump in, no, no
I'll just be looking for my neighbor
And I hear 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
Come downtown, have to rumble in the alley
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
I'm gonna go down by the water
But I ain't gonna jump in, no, no
I'll just be looking for my neighbor
And I hear 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
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10. No question.
RIP Robbie- you wrote some incredible songs!
clemnarnold wrote:
This isn't Levon singing. It's Richard Manuel. : )
Maybe timatmit was commenting on the drumming
This isn't Levon singing. It's Richard Manuel. : )
Maybe timatmit was commenting on the drumming
Era-defining sound. This and the Brown Album got played to death in every dive I lived or hung out in while a student. Wonderful. An easy 10.
timatmit wrote:
This isn't Levon singing. It's Richard Manuel. : )
Do it, Levon!
This isn't Levon singing. It's Richard Manuel. : )
EXCELLENT!! Thanx RP! 
There sre many live versions of this that are better. Still a 7.
How has this Last Waltz song been played only recently on RP?! Classic The Band!
Do it, Levon!
wow 1st comment.
very eclectic indeed
very eclectic indeed