The eastern world it is exploding Violence flarin' and 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's got bodies floatin' And 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 And 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 You don't believe we're on the eve of destruction Yeah my blood's so mad feels like coagulating I'm sitting here just contemplatin' I can't twist the truth it knows no regulation A handful of senators can't pass legislation And marches alone can't bring integration When human respect is disintegratin' The 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 You don't believe we're on the eve of destruction Think of all the hate that 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 Tell me Over and over and over again my friend Ah You don't believe we're on the eve of destruction You don't believe You don't believe You don't believe You don't believe You don't believe We're on the eve of destruction