It was a hot and steamy night
Then Frankie pulled his gun in sight
He said, "Now, Suzi, don't you lie
Did Stevey 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, yeah
So don't go sayin' Stevey's a liar
Girl, I've got my finger on a hair-trigger wire

Standin' in the line of fire, it's gonna shoot ya
Standin' 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, yeah

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