It was a hot and steamy night,
Then Frankie pulled his gun in sight
He said, now Suzi, don't you lie
Did Stevie, did he catch you with another guy
Standing in the line of fire it's gonna shoot ya.
Standing in the line of fire it's comin' to ya,
It's goin' through ya.
He told her that he had been true
And that he'd never made her blue, no
So don't go sayin' Stevey's a liar
Girl, I've got my finder on a hair-trigger wire
Standing in the line of fire it's gonna shoot ya
Standing in the line of fire it's comin' to ya
It's goin' through ya
Bye, bye, bye, Suzi
(Solo)
Those gunshots echoed through the town
Oh, Frankie threw his shotgun down
That roof had moonlight shinin' through
She said she'd never, never, make him blue, yea
Standing in the line of fire it's gonna shoot ya
Standing in the line of fire it's comin' to ya
Standing in the line of fire it's gonna shoot ya
It's goin' through ya
Bye, bye, bye, Suzi
So long
Bye, bye, Suzi, bye bye