Eve of Destruction

The eastern world, it is explodin'

Violence flarin' and bullets loadin'

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

And that Jordan River has bodies floatin'

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 tryin' to say

Can't you feel the fears that I'm feelin' today?

If the button is pushed there's no runnin' away

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

Take a look around ya boy, it's bound to scare ya boy

But you tell me

Over and over and over again, my friend

You don't believe

We're on the eve of destruction

My blood's so mad, it feels like coagulatin'

I'm sitting here just contemplatin'

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

And a handful of senators can't pass legislation

And marches alone can't bring integration

When human respect is disintegratin'

Now this whole crazy world is just too frustratin'

But you tell me

Over and over and over again, my friend

You don't believe

We're on the eve of destruction

[Incomprehensible]

People I hate, that's understood

It will make stuff hard to under

Was feeling blooded to human race

If you win your war it's the same old place

The poundin' 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 tell me

Over and over and over again, my friend

You don't believe

We're on the eve of

But tell me

Over and over and over again, my friend

You don't believe

We're on the eve of destruction

You don't believe

We're on the eve of destruction

You don't believe

We're on the eve of destruction

Yeah, you don't believe

We're on the eve of destruction