Contaminated fish and micro chips
Huge supertankers on Arabian trips
Oily propaganda from the leader´s 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

[Refrain:]
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 racetracks nationwide
Juggernauts carving up the countryside
Cars by the million on a one way ride
Using up the future

[Refrain]

Satellites sprying for the CIA
The KGB and the man 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 about the future

And we´re so abused, and we´re so confused
It´s so easy to believe someone´s gonna light it
Easy to believe 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, can it?