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 livin' 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 movie 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 gonna come, oh yes it will
Then I go to my brother
And I say 'Brother, help me please'
But he winds up knockin' me
Back down on my knees
Oh, there been times that I thought I couldn't last for long
But now I think I'm able to carry on
It's been a long, a long time coming
But
I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will