Well, the Western World, it's 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 pays
And the children are watching, you can hear how they pray
And you tell me over and over and over again, my friend
You don't believe we're still on the eve of destruction

Think of this green Earth, a tropical rain-forest
And take a look around to the Sahara Desert
We wanna cut it down, burn it to the ground, leave barren and waste
'Til there's no room for living, animals, rivers or lakes
And there's nothing to stop it but a miracle of faith
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
No, you don't believe we're still on the eve of destruction

I know you understand what we're trying to say
Can't you see the madness that's lead 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 changing attitude would ring out the Liberty Bells
For the hungry and the homeless and the helpless as well
And you tell me over and over and over again, my friend
Saying you don't believe we're still on the eve of destruction
Oh, you don't believe we're still on the eve of destruction

At the source of silence, we'll sings songs of creation
Transcending the boundaries of our soul's imagination
You can't twist the truth, it knows no regulation
'Cos 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 last deliberation
And you tell me over and over and over again, my friend
Saying 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