Could have been your brother
Could have been your friend
Could have been your lover
Or one of another 1000 men
Could have been your doctor
Could have been a thief
Could have been someone
Who change your belief

But I got shot down
On the day that love came to town
I got shot down
On the day that love came to town
I got shot down
On the day that love came to town
I got shot down
On the day that love came to town

So if you have a back pack
And your skin is of a colour
Don't run through any stations
You may not even bother
To see who's following you
As you scamper down the stairs
Hearing strange shouting
Ringing in your ears

I got shot down
On the day that love came to town
I got shot down
On the day that love came to town
I got shot down
On the day that love came to town
I got shot down
On the day that love came to town

The country's gripped by paranoia
And paranoia strikes deep
Depending on the company ya keep
Your company with the Yankies
Has brought this to your door
As you waved your flag in every fucking war

I got shot down
On the day that love came to town
I got shot down
On the day that love came to town
I got shot down
On the day that love came to town
I got shot down
On the day that love came to town

Could have been a singer
Could have been a star
Of the Olymics in 2012 you know
But all these chances
Have been lost in the wake
Of fear and paranoia
As the system starts to break

I got shot down
On the day that love came to town
I got shot down
On the day that love came to town
I got shot down
On the day that love came to town
I got shot down
On the day that love came to town