A Change Is Gonna Come

I was born by the river, oh, in a little ol' tent Oh, just like that river, I've been running ever since It's been a long, long time coming But I know a change has gotta come Oh yes, it will It's been too hard living, oh, 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 Yes, it will And I go to the movie, and I go downtown Somebody keep on telling me, don't you hang around It's been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come Oh yes, it will And I go to my brother I say, brother, brother, won't you help me, please But he just winds up knocking me down Oh, back down on my knees There's been times when I thought I couldn't last for very 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 has gotta come Oh yes, it will Yes, it will There's a time when I go to my brother I say, brother, I say, brother, won't you help me, please But he just winds up knocking me down, down, down Down on my knees There's been times that I thought I couldn't last for very long But now, I think I'm able to carry on It's been a long, a long time coming But I know, but I know, I know, I know, I know a change has got to come Oh yes, it will