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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