A Change Is Gonna Come

I was born by the river, in a little tent.

Oh, just like the river, I've been running, ever since.

It's been a long, long time coming, but I know, change is gonna come.

Oh, yes it will.

It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die, cause I don't know what's up there, beyond the sky.

It's been a long long time coming, but I know, change is gonna come.

Oh, yes it will.

I go to the movies, and I go downtown.

Somebody keep telling me, don't hang around.

It's been a long, long time coming, but I know, change is gonna come.

Oh, yes it will.

Then I go, to my brother, and I say brother, help me please, but then he winds up, knocking me, back down on my knees.

Oh.

There's been times when I thought, I couldn't last for long, and now I know that I'm able to carry on.

It's been a long, long time coming, but I know, change is gonna come.

Oh, yes it will.