Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Shane And Dixie , by - Richard Thompson. Song from the album Mirror Blue, in the genre Release date: 31.12.1993
Record label: Capitol
Song language: English
Shane And Dixie |
| Shane and Dixie they were two-bit crooks |
| They wanted to be famous like you read in books |
| Shane had the brain and Dxie had the looks for glory |
| As a bank robber Shane really hadn’t got a clue |
| He’d end up likely at the end of a noose |
| Which was fine by Shane if the papers could use the story |
| CHORUS |
| Fame and love, fame and love |
| Fame and love will never die |
| Shane said to Dixie, we’re getting nowhere |
| But I’ve a fine idea if you love me, swear |
| We’ll be household names if we only dare, forever |
| Here’s two bullets in my old carbine |
| One is yours and the other is mine |
| Then we’ll be happy till the end of time together |
| CHORUS |
| She screams, she swears |
| She tears her hair |
| Saying, Shane this time |
| You’ve lost your mind |
| Shane took aim with the 16-bore |
| And Dixie lay dying down there on the floor |
| Shane was shaken but his purpose was more inspired |
| Shane said, Lord what have I done |
| But this victory is only halfway won |
| Then he put the barrel underneath his tongue and fired |
| CHORUS |
| They found the bodies when the neighbours complained |
| Shane was all over the walls like paint |
| Dixie looked bad but her heart beat faint but surely |
| Well they saved her life, they were just in time |
| And she turned her back on a life of crime |
| And she married the man who came to type out her story |
| O the news of the screws most generously gave |
| The money helped to pay for Shane’s new grave |
| And it looked so fine till the vandals sprayed it over |
| Time went by and the weeds grew high |
| And hid Shane’s grave from the curious eye |
| And maybe that’s why we forget those lines he told her |
| CHORUS |