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Introducción:
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The Eastern world it is explodin' , 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' s 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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Don' t you understand what I' m tryin' to say? 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 boy,
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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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My blood' s so mad feels like coagulatin' , I' m sittin' here just contemplatin'
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You can' t twist the truth it knows no regulation, and a handful of Senators don' t pass legislation.
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Marches alone can' t bring integration, 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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Think of all the hate there is in Red China, then take a look around to Selma, Alabama!
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You may leave here for four days in space, But when you return, it' s the same old place.
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The pounding drums, the pride and disgrace, 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 and over again my friend,
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Ah, you don' t believe we' re on the Eve of Destruction.