The eastern world, it is explodin' Violence flarin' and bullets loadin' You're old enough to k**, 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 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 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 pa** 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