A Change is Gonna Come

I was born by the river, in a little tent

Oh, and just like the river

I've been running ever since

It's been a long

A long time coming

But I know a 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

A long time coming

But I know a 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

A long time coming

But I know a change is gonna come

Oh, yes it will

And when I go to my brother

I say, brother, help me please

But he winds up, knockin' me

Back down on my knees

There've been times that I thought I wouldn't last for long

But now I'm able to carry on

It's been a long

A long time coming

But I know a change is gonna come

Oh, yes it will