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
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