Eric Church

Songwriter: Robbie Robertson

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 livin' alone is makin' me crazy
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in

And I'm gonna go down by the water
But I ain't gonna jump in, no, no
I'll be lookin' for my maker
And I hear that that's where she's been, oh

Out of nine lives, I spent seven
Tell me how in the world do you get to Heaven?
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in

Spent 60 days in the jailhouse
For the crime of havin' no dough, no no
Now here I am back out on the street
Yeah for the crime of havin' 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 play it one more time

Yeah now two young kids, they start a ruckus
You know I think they're tryin' to fuck us
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in
Yeah I said now you don't know the shape I'm in
One more time now
Oh, you don't know the shape I'm in

Eric Church is an American country music singer-songwriter from Granite Falls, North Carolina. After graduating from Appalachian State University with a business degree in 2000, Eric became engaged to a Spanish teacher from Lenior, NC whose father attempted to deter his musical aspirations by offering him a corporate career in Denver. After turning down her father’s offer, Church’s ex-fiance broke the engagement, giving Church motivation to move to Nashville and begin focusing solely on his music. Recollections of this turning point in Church’s life are heard throughout his lyrical portfolio (most prominently in “Those I’ve Loved”).

After a period of being overlooked by record labels and producers, Church was eventually signed to Capitol Records in 2006, making his debut with the album, Sinners Like Me. The album produced four singles on the Billboard Country Chart, “How ‘Bout You,” “Two Pink Lines,” “Guys Like Me,” and the album’s title track.

His second album, 2009’s Carolina, produced three more “Smoke a Little Smoke,” “Love Your Love the Most,” and “Hell on the Heart.”

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61 Days In Church Volume 2

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61 Days In Church Volume 2 (2017)

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