Barry McGuire: Eve of Destruction

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Barry McGuire: "Eve of Destruction"

The eastern world, it is exploding
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 you 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
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 ya boy, it's bound to scare ya boy]

And you tell me
Over and over and over again, my friend
Ah, you don't believe
We're on the eve
of 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 legislation
And marches alone can't bring integration
When human respect is disintegratin'
This whole crazy world is just too frustratin'

And you 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
You may leave here for 4 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 and over again, my friend
You don't believe
We're on the eve
Of destruction
Ah, no no, you don't believe
We're on the eve
of destruction.

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Uploaded: July 28, 2007 at 1:23 pm
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numbing numbered numerous Comments:
Nightmarefhk (December 1, 2008 at 1:05 am)
Oh wow, you are so brave and tough sitting on your fat butt, responding some racist stupid shit (totaly off-topic btw) on youtube. Why don't you go down to New Orleans and tell that to the people there. Or come to Germany, I am sure, people would kill you nazi scum within seconds of your arrival. stupid nazi coward
Polar515 (November 30, 2008 at 10:05 pm)
hey, fuck you too man.
runnerrk (November 30, 2008 at 9:56 pm)
like you know thing one about china's economy...

stupid fuck...
runnerrk (November 30, 2008 at 9:55 pm)
nightmare
katrina was responded to...not Bush's fault that new orleans was full of waste of skin malcontent niggers and white trash...
we're offing sandniggers by the gross over there...to keep piece of shit malcontents like you safe, here...
Bush warned congress of subprime mortgages in '05...overregulation caused the financial crisis...take an economics 101 class, stupid...
pathetic fuck...
thevideoman9 (November 30, 2008 at 5:41 pm)
w2hy can't usa win the war? god damn arabians
thevideoman9 (November 30, 2008 at 5:39 pm)
why can't usa win the war?
BlackNarcissus888 (November 30, 2008 at 12:18 pm)
I'd sooner hear Barry MCGUIGAN sing Eve of Destruction!
Nightmarefhk (November 30, 2008 at 7:33 am)
signed. and after we should always focus on the good thing in ife.
woode699 (November 29, 2008 at 1:26 pm)
china look strong but you shuold never judge a book by it's it cover china has 1,000,000,000 people half which are poor only like 10%china lives out of proverty i aggree bush is a fucking idoit who has runied the us and the world
Polar515 (November 29, 2008 at 1:17 pm)
Its not number 1, by far. If there is one economy thats not ruined because of Bush, its China.