Baby, you shot me down Baby, I hit the ground Baby, that awful sound Baby, my baby shot me I was five and you were six We rode on horses made of sticks I was black, you were white You would always win the fight Bang, bang, you shot me down Bang, bang, I hit the ground Bang, bang, that awful sound Bang, bang, my baby shot me down Seasons came and changed the town I grew up, I called you mine You would always laugh and say Remember where we used to play Bang, bang, you shot me down Bang, bang, I hit the ground Bang, bang, that awful sound Bang, bang, my baby shot me down Music played and people sang Just for me the church bells rang As the echoes from above Remember that we've been one Now you're gone, I don't know why Sometimes I cry You didn't say goodbye Just take the time to laugh Bang, bang, you shot me down Bang, bang, I hit the ground Bang, bang, that awful sound Bang, bang, my baby shot me down Bang, bang, you shot me right through the eyes Bang, bang, you built your paradise Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang Bang, bang, oh, oh, baby Yeah, I'm laying on the ground I'll never come around Bang, bang, oh, baby Oh, baby, oh, baby, come on back to me You'll see how sweet it's gonna be Bang, bang, oh, baby Oh, my baby, my baby shot me down I'm up off the ground now