EVE of DESTRUCTION by Barry McGuire

The eastern world, it is exploding 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 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 ya boy, it's bound to scare ya 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 4 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… tell me over and over and over and over again, my friend You don’t believeWe’re on the eve Of destruction

Mm, no no, you don’t believe We’re on the eve of destruction.
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THE ABOVE WAS WRITTEN DURING THE VIETNAM WAR BUT IS STILL SO TRUE TODAY