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