EVE OF DESTRUCTION
The Eastern world, it is exploding,
Violence flaring, bullets loading.
You're old enough to kill, but not for voting.
You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're toting?
And even the Jordan River has bodies floating.
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 trying to say,
And can't you feel the fears I'm feelin' today?
If the button is pushed, there's no running 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, it feels like coagulating,
I'm sittin' here just contemplating.
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 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 in Selma, Alabama.
Ah, 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?
No, no, you don't believe -
We're on the eve of destruction.
by Barry McGuire
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