WRITTEN IN 1965 !!! TOO MUCH IS STILL TRUE TODAY Eve Of Destruction THE EASTERN WORLD IT IS EXPLODING Violence flarin, bullets loadin Youre old enough to kill but not for votin You dont believe in war but whats that gun youre totin? AND EVEN THE JORDAN RIVER HAS BODIES FLOATIN But you tell me Over and over and over again my friend Ah, you dont believe Were on the eve of destruction Dont you understand what Im tryin to say CANT YOU FEEL THE FEARS IM FEELIN TODAY? If the button is pushed, theres no runnin away Therell be no one to save with the world in a grave Take a look around you boy, its bound to scare you boy And you tell me Over and over and over again my friend Ah, you dont believe Were on the eve of destruction Yeah my bloods so mad feels like coagulating Im sitting here just contemplatin I cant twist the truth it knows no regulation HANDFUL OF SENATORS DONT PASS LEGISLATION AND MARCHES ALONE CANT 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 dont believe Were 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 its the same old place The pounding of the drums, the pride and disgrace You can bury your dead but dont leave a trace HATE YOUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR BUT DONT FORGET TO SAY GRACE And tell me Over and over and over and over again my friend You dont believe Were on the eve of destruction Mmm, no, no, you dont believe Were on the eve of destruction youtube/watch?v=ntLsElbW9Xo
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