Eve Of Destruction lyrics

The eastern world it is explodin`,

Violence flarin`, bullets loadin`,

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

You don`t believe in war, what`s that gun you`re totin`,

And even the Jordan river has bodies floatin`,

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?

Can`t you feel the fears that 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 coagulatin`,

I`m sittin` here, just contemplatin`,

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 disintegratin`,

This whole crazy world is just too frustratin`,

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 your return, it`s the same old place,

The poundin` of the drums, the pride and disgrace,

You can bury your dead, but don`t leave a trace,

Hate your next-door-neighbour, 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.

you don`t believe we`re on the eve of destruction.
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