[Verse 1]
Ah the Western world is in danger
We the People have become like strangers
Taking polls and opinions while the fabric decays
For the greed of the few how much the innocent pay
And the children are watching, if you hear how they pray

[Refrain]
And you tell me over and over and over again my friend
You don't believe we're still on the eve of destruction?

[Verse 2]
Think of this green Earth, a tropical rainforest
And take a look around to the Sahara Desert
You wanna cut it down, burn it to the ground, leave barren and waste
Till there's no room for living, animals, rivers and lakes
And there's nothing to stop it but a miracle of faith

[Refrain]
And you tell me over and over and over again my friend
Said you don't believe we're still on the eve of destruction
Now you don't believe we're still on the eve of destruction?

[Verse 3]
I know you understand what we're trying to say
Can't you see the madness that's led up to today?
We believe it's time for a change, for a new golden age
Where the business of life runs in harmony with nature
For nature reflects the beauty within ourselves
And this changin' attitude would ring out the Liberty Bells
For the hungry and the homeless and the helpless as well

[Refrain]
And you tell me over and over and over again my friend
Sayin' you don't believe we're still on the eve of destruction?
Ah you don't believe we're still on the eve of destruction?

[Verse 4]
At the source of silence, we'll sing song of creation
Transcending the boundaries of our soul's imagination
You can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation
'Cause the truth is in love, freedom and cooperation
Let there be peace in your heart, that's all right, that's where it starts
Let there be peace tonight, in all the nations
For the music of life is in our laughter, liberation

[Refrain]
And you tell me over and over and over again my friend
You don't believe we're still on the eve of destruction?
No, no, no you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction?