Shane and Dixie

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Oh, Shane and Dixie they were two-bit crooks They wanted to be famous like you read in books Shane had the brain and Dixie had the looks for glory As a bank robber Shane really wasn't no use 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 Fame and love, fame and love Fame and love will never die Never die, never die [Verse 2] Well, Shane says to Dixie, "We're getting nowhere I've a fine idea if you love me, swear We'd be household names if we only dare, forever Here's two bullets in my old carbine One is yours and the other is mine They'll find us there at the scene of the crime together" [Chorus] Fame and love, fame and love Fame and love will never die Fame and love, fame and love La da da da da will never die Never die [Bridge] Well, she screams, she swears She tears her hair Saying, "Shane, this time You've lost your mind" [Verse 3] Shane took aim with the sixteen-bore Dixie lay dying down there on the floor Shane was shaken but his purpose was more inspired Shane says, "Lord, what have I done?" But this victory is only halfway won He put the barrel underneath his tongue and fired [Chorus] Well, fame and love, fame and love Fame and love will never die Fame and love, fame and love Fame and love will never die Never die, never die [Verse 4] 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 She turned her back on a life of crime And she married the man who came to type out her story [Verse 5] The news of the screws most generously gave The money helped to pay for Shane's new grave It looked so fine till the vandals sprayed it over Time took its toll 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] He just said fame and love, fame and love Fame and love will never die Fame and love, fame and love Fame and love will never die Fame and love, fame and love Fame and love will never die Never die, never die Never die, never die