[ti:the road to hell] [ar:Chris Rea] [00:46.23]Well I ’m standing by a river [00:52.67]But the water doesn ’t flow [00:54.23]It boils with every poison you can think of [00:58.55]And I ’m underneath the streetlight [01:04.17]But the light of joy I know [01:08.23]Scared beyond belief way down in the shadows [01:14.67]And the perverted fear of violence [01:18.30]Chokes the smile on every face [01:22.17]And common sense is ringing out the bellc [01:29.98]This ain ’t no technological breakdown [01:36.30]Oh no,this is the road to hell [02:11.61]And all the roads jam up with credit [02:15.23]And there ’s nothing you can do [02:19.24]It ’s all just bits of paper flying away from you [02:26.36]Oh look out world,take a good look [02:29.48]What comes down here [02:33.11]You must learn this lesson fast and learn it well [02:41.23]This ain ’t no upwardly mobile freeway [02:47.49]Oh no,this is the road [02:49.67]Said this is the road [02:55.92]This is the road to hell