You're old enough to kill, but not for votin'
Mm, no no, you don't believe
I can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation
If the button is pushed, there's no runnin' away
Hate your next-door neighbor, but don't forget to say grace
Over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you don't believe
Take a look around you boy
Over and over and over again, my friend
And you tell me
You don't believe
And? tell me over and over and over and over again, my friend
There'll be no one to save, with the world in a grave
It's bound to scare you boy
You may leave here for 4 days in space
Of destruction
We're on the eve
Of destruction
We're on the eve
Ah, you don't believe
And marches alone can't bring integration
Don't you understand what I'm tryin' to say
We're on the eve
But you tell me
This whole crazy world is just too frustratin'
We're on the eve
And even the Jordan River has bodies floatin'
Over and over and over again, my friend
Yeah, my blood's so mad feels like coagulatin'
We're on the eve
When human respect is disintegratin'
Of destruction
You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're totin'
Handful of senators don't pass legislation
Ah, you don't believe
You can bury your dead, but don't leave a trace
Of destruction
Can't you feel the fears I'm feelin' today?
And you tell me
Think of all the hate there is in Red China
I'm sitting here just contemplatin'
But when you return, it's the same old place
The poundin' of the drums, the pride and disgrace
Then take a look around to Selma, Alabama
