A Change Is Gonna Come

I was born by the river in a little tent

Oh, and just like the river I’ve been a-runnin’ ever since

It’s been a long, a long time comin’

But I know, oh-oo-oh

A change gon’ come, oh yes, it will

It’s been too hard living 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 comin’

But I know, oh-oo-oh

A change gonna come, oh yes, it will

I go to the movie and I go downtown

Somebody keep tellin’ me don’t hang around

It’s been a long, a long time coming, but I know, oh-oo-oh

A change gon’ come, oh yes, it will

Then I go, oh-oo-oh, to my brother and I say, brother, help me please

But he winds up knocking me back down on my knees, oh

There’ve been times that 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 comin’

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