Well I'm standing by the river   But the water doesn't flow   It boils with every poison you can think of   And I'm underneath the streetlight   But the light of joy I know   Scared beyond belief way down in the shadows   And the perverted fear of violence   Chokes the smile on every face   And common sense is ringing out the bell   This ain't no technological breakdown   Oh no, this is the road to hell      And all the roads jam up with credit   And there's nothing you can do   It's all just bits of paper flying away from you   Oh look out world, take a good look   What goes down here   You must learn this lesson fast and learn it well   This ain't no upwardly mobile freeway   Oh no, this is the road   Said this is the road   This is the road to hell