Can’t Happen Here

[Intro]

(Whoo, alright)

(Whoo)

(Come on, come on)

[Verse 1]

Contaminated fish and microchips

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

[Pre-Chorus]

And we're so abused (Can't happen)

And we're so confused (Can't happen)

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

[Chorus]

Can't happen here

Can't happen here

All that you fear, they're telling you

Can't happen here

[Verse 2]

Supersonic planes for a holiday boom

Rio de Janeiro in an afternoon

There's people out of work, but there's people on the Moon

Looking for the future

Concrete racetracks nationwide

Juggernauts are carving up the countryside

Cars by the million on a one-way ride

Using up the future

[Pre-Chorus]

And we're so abused (Can't happen)

And we're so confused (Can't happen)

It's easy to believe that someone's gonna light the fuse (Ow!)

[Chorus]

Can't happen here

Can't happen here

All that you fear, they're telling you

Can't happen here

Can't happen here (I don't know)

Can't happen here

All that you fear, they're telling you

Can't happen here

(Oh)

(Whoo)

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]

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

[Pre-Chorus]

And we're so abused (Can't happen)

And we're so confused (Can't happen)

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

Easy to believe that someone's gonna light the fuse

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]

Can't happen here

Can't happen here

All that you fear, they're telling you

Can't happen here (Oh)

Can't happen here (I don't know)

Can't happen here (Whoo)

All that you fear, they're telling you

Can't happen here

Can't happen here

Can't happen here (Oh, no)

All that you fear, they're telling you

Can't happen here (Ow)

[Outro]

Can't happen

Can't happen (But I don't know)

All that you fear, they're telling you

Can't happen (Ow)

Hey, can't happen here, can it?

I don't know, whoo

Yeah, I don't know

Can't happen here