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 going to shoot ya standing in the line of fire it s coming to ya it s going through ya he told her that he had been true and that he d never made her blue no so don t go saying stevie s a liar girl i ve got my finger on a hair trigger wire standing in the line of fire it s going to shoot ya standing in the line of fire it s coming to ya it s going 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 shining through she said she d never never never make him blue yea standing in the line of fire it s going to shoot ya standing in the line of fire it s coming to ya standing in the line of fire it s going to shoot ya it s going through ya bye bye bye suzi so long