Intro : (x4)
The Eastern worl d, it is explodin'
Violence flarin ', bullet s loadin'
Yo u're old enough to kill , but not fo r votin'
You don't believe in wa r, but what's that gun you' re totin'
And even the Jordan River h as bodies fl oatin'
But you tell me
Over and over an d over again, m y friend
Ah, you do n't believe
We're on the eve of destruction .
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Do n't you understand what I' m trying to say ?
Ca n't you feel the fears I' m feelin'to day ?
If the button is pushed, there's no runnin'a way
Th ere'll be no one to save , with the world in a grave
Take a look around you, boy
It's bo und to scare you, boy.
Yeah, my blood's so mad, feels like co agulatin'
I'm sittin'here jus t conte mplatin'
You can't twist the truth, it knows no r egulation.
Handful of senators don't pass le gislation
And marches alone can't bring in tegration
When human respect i s disin tegratin'
This whole crazy world is just to o frustratin'
Th ink 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 drum, the pride and di sgrace
You can't bury your dead, bu t don't leave a trace
Hate your next-door neighbour, bu t don't forget t o say prayers.