Change Gon' Come

I was born by the river in a little tentOh and just like the river I been a runnin' ever sinceIt's been a long, a long time coming but I knowA change gon' come oh yes it willIt's been too hard living but I'm afraid to dieCuz I don't know what's up there beyond the skyIt's been a long, a long time coming but I knowA change gon' come oh yes it willI go to the movie, and I go downtownSomebody keep tellin me "don't hang around"It's been a long, a long time coming, but i knowA change gon' come oh yes it willThen I go to my brotherAnd I say "brother, help me please" But he winds up knocking meBack down on my kneesThere been times that I thought I wouldn't last for longNow think I'm able to carry on It's been a long, along time coming but I knowA change gon' come, oh yes it will