EVE OF DESTRUCTION
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1. The Eastern world it is explodin',
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violence flarin' and bullets
loadin',
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You're old enough to kill, but
not for votin',
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You
don't believe in war, but what's that
gun you're totin'?
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And
even the Jordan River has bodies
floatin'.
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But
you tell me, over and over and over again my friend,
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ah,
you don't believe we're on the Eve of Destruction.
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2. Don't you understand what I'm tryin' to say?
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Can't you feel the fear that I'm
feelin' today?
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If
the button is pushed there's no running away,
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There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave.
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Take a look around you boy, it's bound to scare you,
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but
you tell me, over and over and over
again my friend,
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ah,
you don't believe we're on the Eve of Destruction.
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3. My blood's so mad feels like coagulatin',
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I'm
sittin' here just contemplatin'.
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You
can't twist the truth it knows no regulation,
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and
a handful of Senators don't pass legislation.
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Marches alone can't bring integration,
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when
human respect is disintegratin'.
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This whole crazy world is just
too frustratin',
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but
you tell me, over and over and over
again my friend,
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Ah,
you don't believe we're on the Eve of Destruction.
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4. Think of all the hate there is in Red
China,
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then take a look around to Selma, Alabama!
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Ah,
you may leave here for four days in space,
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but
when you return, it's the same old
place.
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The
pounding drums, the pride and disgrace,
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you
can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace,
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hate your next door neighbor, but don't forget to say grace,
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but
you tell me, over and over and over
again my friend,
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ah,
you don't believe we're on the Eve of Destruction.
(Barry McGuire)