Eve Of Destruction

The eastern world it is exploding

Violence is flaring and bullets loading

You're old enough to kill but not for voting

You don't believe in war then what's that gun you're toting

When even the Jordan River has bodies floating in it

But you tell me over and over

And over again my friend

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

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

Can't you feel the fears I'm feelin' 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

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

Well, my blood's so mad it feels like coagulating

And I'm just sitting here contemplating

You can't miss the truth it knows no regulation

A handful of senators won't pass legislation

And marchers alone won't bring integration

When human respect is disintegrating

This whole fucking  world is just so frustrating

But you tell me over and over

And over again my friend

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 in your own backyard

You might leave here for 4 days in space

And when you return it's the same old place

The pounding of the drums and the pride and disgrace

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

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

But you tell me over and over

And over and over again my friend

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

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