The eve of destruction: Take 2

Words and music by P F Sloan,

recorded by Barry McGuire in 1965.

Additional lyrics by William York, 2009.

The atmosphere is not for turnin’
Temperatures rise and people are burnin’
too much fuel but they ain’t learnin’
the earth’s on edge of over turning’
And we are just its overburden. 

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 heat I’m feelin’ today?
If the engine starts, it’ll be runnin’ away
We’ll be up to our eyes, as the sea levels rise[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 set the sun, it knows no regulation.
And a handful of senators don’t pass legislation
But simply ask for more information
What the planet needs is more…