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 ya 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 ya tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction

Ah, my blood's so mad feels like coagulatin'
I'm sittin' here just contemplatin'
I can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation
A 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 ya 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
Ah, you may leave here for eight 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 again, my friend
Ah, ya don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction
Now, now, ya don't believe
We're on the eve of destruction