A Change Is Gonna Come

I was born by the river, oh my

In this little old tent, oh

Just like this river

I've been runnin' ever since

It's been a long, long time comin'

But I know, but I know

A change has gotta come now

Oh yes it is now, oh my, oh my, oh my

It's been too hard livin', oh my

And I'm afraid to die

I don't know what's up there

Beyound the clouds

It's been a long, long time comin'

I know, I know

A change has gotta come

Oh yes it is now, oh my, oh my, oh my

There's a time

I will go to my brother, oh my

I've asked my brother

Will you help me, please?

Oh now, oh my

He turned me down

And then I asked my dear mother

Oh now, oh now

I said: Mother

I said: Mother, I'm down on my knees

It's been a time that I thought

Lord, this couldn't last very long

Oh now, oh

But somehow I thought I was still able

To try to carry on

It's been a long, long time comin'

But I know a change is gonna come

Oh yes it is

Just like I said

I went to my little bitty brother

Oh my, my little brother now

I asked my brother

Brother, help me please, oh now

He turned me down

And then I go to my little mother

My dear mother, oh now

I said: Mother

I said: Mother, I'm down on my knees

But there was a time that I thought

Lord, this couldn't last so very long

Oh my, oh

Somehow I thought I was still able

To try to carry on

It's been a long, long time comin'

But I know, but I know

A change gotta come

Ooh it's been so long

It's been so long, a little too long

But a change has gotta come

I'm so tired, so tired of suffering

And standing by myself

And standing up alone

But a change has gotta come

You know and I know

You know that I know

That I know that you know, honey

That a change is gonne come, oh my