Barry McGuire: Eve of Destruction

1965Barry McGuire: "Eve of Destruction"The eastern world, it is explodingViolence 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 you tell meOver and over and over again, my friendAh, you don't believeWe're on the eveof destruction.Don't you understand what I'm tryin' to sayCan't you feel the fears I'm feelin' today?If the button is pushed, there's no runnin' awayThere'll be no one to save, with the world in a grave[Take a look around ya boy, it's bound to scare ya boy]And you tell meOver and over and over again, my friendAh, you don't believeWe're on the eveof destruction.Yeah, my blood's so mad feels like coagulatin'I'm sitting here just contemplatin'I can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation.Handful of senators don't pass legislationAnd marches alone can't bring integrationWhen human respect is disintegratin'This whole crazy world is just too frustratin'And you tell meOver and over and over again, my friendAh, you don't believeWe're on the eveof destruction.Think of all the hate there is in Red ChinaThen take a look around to Selma, AlabamaYou may leave here for 4 days in spaceBut when you return, it's the same old placeThe poundin' of the drums, the pride and disgraceYou can bury your dead, but don't leave a traceHate your next-door neighbor, but don't forget to say graceAnd... tell me over and over and over and over again, my friendYou don't believeWe're on the eveOf destructionAh, no no, you don't believeWe're on the eveof destruction.

Channel: People & Blogs
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm
Author: TheLandoftheFree

Length: 03:29
Rating: 4.89
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