Lyrics - Chris Rea by The Road To Hell

Stood still on a highway
I saw a woman by the side of the road
With a face that
I knew like my ownreflected in my window.
Wellshe walked up to my quarterlight and she bent down real slow
A fearful pressure paralysed me in my shadows.
She said:
Sonwhat are you doing here?
My fear for you has turned me in my grave.
I said:
Mama
I come to the valley of the richmyself to sell.
She said:
Sonthis is the road to hell.
On your journey 'cross the wilderness from the desert to the well
You have strayed upon the motorway to hell.
We'll
I'm standing by a river but the water doesn't flow
It boils with every poison you can think of.
Then
I'm underneath the streetlightsbut the light of joy
I know
Scared beyond belief way down in the shadows.
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 breakdownoh nothis is the road to hell.
And all the roads jam up with creditand there's nothing you can do
It's all just bits of paper flying away from you.
Look out worldtake a good look what comes down here
You must learn these lesson fast and learn it well.
This ain't no upwardly mobile freeway
Oh nothis is the roadthis is the roadthis is the road to hell.

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