love will shoot you down

ain't you hard to beat

after all this time

still standing on your feet - somehow -

way beyond your prime?

well

love will shoot you down

will shoot you down

love will shoot you down

will shoot you down

you believe you were the one

but it was only grace

and when your hour is done

and somebody takes your place

love will shoot you down

will shoot you down

love will shoot you down

will shoot you down

time

old time

king time is moving back and forth

like a backlit dancer on a pale white horse

on a mad racecourse

in a hungry land

you will be forced

to play your secret hand

and love will shoot you down

will shoot you down

love will shoot you down

will shoot you down

fate is driving like a vigilante through the crowd

hot coals on his feet

bullets on his brow

power will spit you out

grief will leave you stunned

a camera will pick you out

a thief will cock the gun

and love will shoot you down

will shoot you down

love will shoot you down

will shoot you down

time

old time

king time is moving back and forth

like a backlit dancer on a pale white horse