A Change Is Gonna Come

I was born by the river in a little tentOh and just like the riverI've been running ever sinceIt's been a long, a long time comingBut I know a change gonna come, oh yes it willIt's been too hard living but I'm afraid to dieCause I don't know what's up there beyond the skyIt's been a long, a long time comingBut I know a change gonna come, oh yes it willI go to the movie and I go downtownSomebody keep telling me don't hang aroundIt's been a long, a long time comingBut I know a change gonna comeOh yes it willThen I go to my brotherAnd I say brother help me pleaseBut he winds up knockin' meBack down on my kneesThere been times that I thoughtI couldn't last for longBut now I think I'm able to carry onIt's been a long, a long time comingBut I know a change gonna come,Oh yes it will