Eve Of Destruction lyrics

The eastern world
It is explodin`
Violence flaring, bullets loading
You`re old enough to kill
But not for votin`
You don`t believe in war
Then what`s that gun you`re totin`
When even the Jordan River has bodies floating

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 fear that I feel today
If the button i`s 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

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
Feels like coagulating
And I`m just sitting here
Contemplating
I can`t change the truth
It has no regulation
A handful of senators
Won`t pass legislation
And marchers alone
Can`t bring integration
When human respect
Is disintegrating
This whole damn world
Is too 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
To Selma, Alabama
You might leave here
For four days in space
But when you return
It`s the same bloody place
The beating of the drums
And the pride and discgrace
You can bury yout dead
But don`t hleave a trace
And hate your next-door-neighbor
But don`t forget to say grace

But you tell me
Over and over and over again my friend
You don`t believe we`re on
The Eve of Destruction

Yeah, you don`t believe we`re on
The Eve of Destruction
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