Eve of Destruction

Lyrics

The eastern world is explodin' Violence flarin' and 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' And you tell me over and over and over again my friends How you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction Well can't you see what I'm trying to say? Can't you feel the fear I'm feeling today? When the button is pushed, there's no running away There'll be no one to save when the world is 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 friends How you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction Yeah, you tell me over and over and over again my friends How you don't see we're on the eve of destruction Well, my blood's so mad, feels like coagulatin' I'm sittin' here, I'm contemplatin' You can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation And a handful of Senators don't pass legislation One march alone can't bring integration And human respect is just disintegratin' Human respect is just disintegratin' And you tell me over and over and over again my friends How you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction Yes, you tell me over and over and over again my friends How 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 Oh, the poundin' of the drums, the pride and disgrace You can bury your dead, yeah, but don't leave a trace You hate your next-door neighbour, but you still stay grace You hate your next-door neighbour, but you still stay grace Then you tell me over and over and over again my friends How you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction Yeah, you tell me over and over and over and over again My friends How you don't see we're on the eve of destruction Oh, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction