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 They'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
But 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
But 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 Oh, 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
But you tell me Over and over and over again, my friend Ah,you don't believe We're on the Eve of Destruction
