Lyrics

[Part I] [Verse 1] Stood still on a highway I saw a woman by the side of the road With a face that I knew like my own Reflected in my window [Verse 2] Well, she walked up to my quarterlight And she bent down real slow A fearful pressure paralyzed me In my shadow [Verse 3] She said "Son, what are you doing here? My fear for you has turned me in my grave" I said "Mama, I come to the valley of the rich, myself to sell" She said "Son, this is the road to Hell" [Instrumental Break] [Verse 4] On your journey 'cross the wilderness, from the desert to the well You have strayed upon the motorway to Hell [Part II] [Verse 1] Well, I'm standing by a river, but the water doesn't flow It boils with every poison you can think of And I'm underneath the streetlights, but the light of joy I know Scared beyond belief way down in the shadows [Verse 2] And the perverted fear of violence chokes a smile on every face And common sense is ringing out the bells This ain't no technological breakdown Oh, no; this is the road to Hell [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] 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 [Verse 4] Oh, look out world take a good look What comes down here You must learn this lesson fast And learn it well [Verse 5] This ain't no upwardly mobile freeway Oh, no, this is the road Said this is the road This is the road to Hell [Guitar Solo]