Eve Of Destruction

The eastern world, it is exploding

Violence flaring, bullets loading

You're old enough to kill, but not for voting

You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're toting?

And even the Jordan river has, bodies floating

But you tell me over and over and over again my friend

Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction

Don't you understand what I'm trying to say

And can't you feel the fears I'm feeling today

If the button is pushed, there's no running away

There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave

Take a look around you boy

It's bound to scare you boy

And you tell me over and over and over again my friend

Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction

Yeah, my blood's so mad, feels like coagulating

I'm sitting here just contemplating

I can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation

Handful of Senators don't pass legislation

And marches alone can't bring integration

When human respect is disintegrating

This whole crazy world is just too frustrating

And you tell me over and over and over again my friend

Ah, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction

Think of all the hate there is in Red China

Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama

Ah, you may leave here for four days in space

But when you return, it's the same old place

The pounding of the drums

The pride and disgrace

You can bury your dead but don't leave a trace

Hate your next door neighbor but don't forget to say grace

And you tell me over and over and over and over again my friend

You don't believe we're on the eve of destruction

Mmm, no no, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction