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, long time coming

But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die

'Cause I don't know what's out 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, long time coming

But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will

Then I go to see my brother

And I say "Help me please"

But he winds up knockin' me

Like I'm back down on my knees

Please, yeah

There were times when 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, a long time coming

But I know, yeah, mmm, a change gone come, oh yes it will