Contaminated fish and micro chips

huge supertankers on Arabian trips

oily propaganda from the leaders' lips

all about the future

there's people over here, people over there

everybody's looking for a little more air

crossing all the borders just to take their share

planning for the future

and we're so abused, and we're so confused

it's easy to believe that someone's gonna light the fuse

can't happen here, can't happen here

all that you fear they're telling you, can't happen here

Supersonic planes for a holiday boom

Rio de Janeiro in an afternoon

people out of work but there's people on the moon

looking for the future

concrete racktracks nationwide

juggernauts carving up the countryside

cars by the million on a one way ride

using up the future

and we're so abused, and we're so confused

it's easy to believe that someone's gonna light the fuse

can't happen here, can't happen here

all that you fear they're telling you, can't happen here

Satellites spying for the CIA

the KGB and the men in grey

wonder if I'm gonna see another day

somewhere in the future

We got everything we need for a peaceful time

take what you want but you can't take mine

everybody's living on the Siegfried line

worried 'bout the future

and we're so abused, and we're so confused

it's so easy to believe that someone's gonna light it

easy to believe someone's gonna light the fuse

can't happen here, can't happen here