It was a hot and steamy night
Then Frankie pulled his gun in sight
He said, "Now Suzi, don't you lie
Did Stevey, 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
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