EVE OF DESTRUCTION

The eastern world it is explodin' Violence flarin', bullets loadin' You're old enough to kill But not for votin' You don't believe in war But what's that gun you're totin' And even the Jordan River has bodies floatin' But ya tell me Over and over and over again, my friend Ah, ya don't believe We're on the eve of destruction Don't ya understand What I'm tryin' to say And can't ya feel the fears I'm feelin' today If the button is pushed There's no runnin' away There'll be no one to save With a world in a grave Take a look around ya, boy It's bound to scare ya, boy And ya tell me Over and over and over again, my friend Ah, ya don't believe We're on the eve of destruction Yeah, my blood's so mad Feels like coagulatin' I'm sittin' here just contemplatin' I can't twist the truth It knows no regulation Hand full of senators don't pass legislation And marches alone can't bring integration When human respect is disintegratin' This whole crazy world is just too frustratin' And ya tell me Over and over and over again, my friend Ah, ya don't believe We're on the eve of destruction And think of all the hate There is in Red China Take a look around to Selma, Alabama You may leave here For four days in space But when you return It's the same old place The poundin' of the drums The pride and disgrace You can bury your dead But don't leave a trace Hate you next door neighbor But don't forget to say grace And ya tell me Over and over and over and over again, my friend Ah, ya don't believe We're on the eve of destruction No no You don't believe We're on the eve of destruction