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´ Stevie´s a liar,
Girl, I´ve got my finger 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.
So long girl.

Those gunshots echoed through the town.
Oh Frankie threw his shotgun down.
That roof had moonlight shinin´ through.
She said she´d never, 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.