The eastern world it is exploding Violence flarin, bullets loadin You're old enough to k** but not for votin You don't believe in war but whats that gun you're toting 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 tryin' to say Can't you feel the fears I'm feelin' today If the bu*ton is pushed there's no runnin' 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 coagulating I'm sitting here just contemplating I can't twist the truth it knows no regulation
Handful of senators don't pa** legislation And marches alone can't bring integration When human respect is disintegrating This whole crazy world is just too frustrating 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 You may leave here for four days in space But when you return it's the same old place The pounding of the drum 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 And tell me over and over and over and over again my friend You don't believe We're on the eve of destruction Mm, no, no, you don't believe We're on the eve of destruction