Here we all are on civilization street Where the neighbours never meet And you have to be discreet Don't ever talk to strangers Even when they offer you sweets Keep your mouth shut, keep your mouth shut Keep your head down Here we all are in civilization town Where the shops are closing down And the people rush around No time to stop and talk While the clocks are going round Keep your head down, keep your head down Keep your mouth shut Here we all are in civilization city Where the lights are oh so pretty And the concrete smells of money Laced with years of exploitation Got no job, got no job Oh what a pity When the church is empty and the graveyard full The skies are gray with chemicals And all the books lie in the dust The televisions never rust Watch the people wither away Alone together - 'Have a nice day!' Have a nice day! On civilization street the jigsaw's incomplete We got the whole world at our feet But we ruined all the good bits And cut down all the trees And dumped the radiation Into the big blue sea And carved up someones landscape Just to get from A to B Just to move that little bit faster In your five speed luxury Just to move that little bit closer To the world on your T.V. Any everyone needs more money (ha!) Cos nothing makes ends meet Cos time is money, time is money And money buys time On civilization street Civilization street