Eve Of Destruction

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 what's 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
 How you don't believe
 We're on the eve of destruction
 Don't you understand what I'm trying to say
 Can't you feel the fears I'm feeling 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
 How you don't believe
 We're on the eve of destruction
 Yeah, my blood's so mad, feels like coagulatin'
 I'm sittin' 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
 How you don't believe
 We're on the eve of destruction
 And think of all the hate there is in Red China
 Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama
 Ah, you may leave here for four days in space
 But when you return, it's the same old place
 The poundin' 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 you tell me
 Over and over and over and over again, my friend
 You don't believe we're on the eve of destruction
 No no, you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction