Cupid’s Revolver
She’s the cutesy one on the left
With the big blue eyes that steal your breath
That was the day when the summer was over
The day she shot me with Cupid’s revolver
I remember everyone, they said it wouldn’t last
But we stood on our love long when the summer passed
She chained my lost heart to a shooting star
Then we shot the moon with Cupid’s revolver
Chorus:
I could have taken that summer and kept it always
I could have taken all of that free love for granted
Of course you didn’t call it free love in those days
In fact you just called it everything
I remember she knocked the cherub to the ground
Then aimed and shot me with Cupid’s revolver
Night number one was the one without sun
Her nipples were hard, that made being young fun
I tripped and cut myself and she walked over
There bleeding in the rain, I was shot by Cupid’s revolver
Behind that little girl smile was a woman untamed
If you’ve ever met one like that, you’ll know what I mean
I sold out my heart without even thinking twice
On sandy shores you’ve got no place to hide from Cupid’s revolver
(Chorus)
Bridge:
Though the nights were cold
It goes without saying it wasn’t worth letting that show
For the pop singer on the radio warmed the air
She said she had no choice, she’d missed with all of the arrows
Beneath the violet moon, she kissed me long
We fell to the sand, I was putty in her hands
She showed me things, I’d only dreamed about
Autumn wore a lead vest and slipped past Cupid’s revolver
That summer of ’83, the kids from Birmingham and me
The setting wasn’t tropical, but truly paradise
Guess they were all right, I’ve never seen her since
But I’ve still got the bullet hole from being shot by Cupid’s revolver
Chorus:
I could have taken that summer and kept it always
I could have taken all of that free love for granted
Of course you didn’t call it free love in those days
In fact you just called it everything
I remember she knocked the cherub to the ground
Then aimed and shot me with Cupid’s revolver
She aimed and shot me with Cupid’s revolver
With Cupid’s revolver
Cupid’s revolver
Cupid’s revolver
Cupid’s revolver (Repeat and Fade)
Words and Music by Chad Gendron 1991