A Change Is Gonna Come

[Intro]

There's an old friend that

I once heard say

Something that touched my heart

And it began this way

[Verse 1]

I was born by the river

In a little tent

And just like the river

I've been running ever since

[Chorus]

He said it's been a long time coming

But I know my change is gonna come, oh, yeah

[Verse 2]

He said it's been too hard livin'

But I'm afraid to die

I might not be if I knew what was up there

Beyond the sky

[Chorus]

It's been a long, a long time coming

But I know my change has got to come, oh, yeah

[Verse 4]

I went, I went to my brother

And I asked him, "Brother

Could you help me, please?"

He said, "Good sister

I'd like to but I'm not able"

And when I, when I looked around

I was right back down

Down on my bended knees, yes, I was, oh

[Verse 5]

There've been times that I thought

I thought that I wouldn't last for long

But somehow, right now

I believe that I'm able, I'm able to carry on

I tell you that it's been a long

And oh, it's been an uphill journey, all the way

[Chorus]

But I know, I know, I know

I know my change is gonna come

[Verse 6]

Sometimes

I've had to cry all night long, yes, I did

Sometimes

I had to give up right for what I knew was wrong

Yes. it's been an uphill journey

It's sure been a long way coming, yes, it has

It's been real hard, every step of the way

But I believe, I believe

[Chorus]

This evening, my change has come

Yeah, I tell you that my change has come