Chris Rea - The Road To Hell

The Road to Hell is the tenth studio album by English singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in 1989. It is Rea’s most successful studio album, topping the UK Albums Chart for three weeks, and was certified 6x Platinum by BPI until 2004. The second part of the two-part title track, “The Road to Hell (Pt. 2)“, is also one of Rea’s most famous songs. Lyrics: 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 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 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 Look out world take a good look What comes dow