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
but whats 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 tryin' to say
Can't you feel the fears
I'm feelin' today
If the button 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
coagulatin'
I'm sitting 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
You may leave here
for four days in space
But when you return
it's the same old place
The pounding
of the 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
And tell me
Over and over and
over again
my friend
You don't believe
We're on the eve of
destruction
Mmm no no
you don't believe
We're on the eve of
destruction