He shot me down by the river Down by the river he shot me But I shot him back I did, I did I shot him back
We stood with our backs turning Against the broken waves And in the river’s emptiness We repaid we repaid
Baby I have loved you forever And what a great weight it has seemed to be But everything is lighter now That you’ve shot three holes through me
Honey I have loved you with the deepest love So deep I thought that I would drown But now my broken skin is begging for Your loving hand to hold me down
We laid our pistols on the shore We held each other by the open door We waited for the covered shore We waited for the covered shore
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Our blood was flowing rapidly And in the falling sun the breeze Caught his lips and brought him back to me
He shot me down by the river Down by the river he shot me