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Artist: Seal
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A Change Is Gonna Come
A Change Is Gonna Come lyrics by Seal. 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, a...
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A Change Is Gonna Come
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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, a long time coming
But I know a change 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 up there beyond the sky
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change 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, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come
Oh yes it will
Then I go to my brother
And I say brother help me please
But he winds up knockin' me
Back down on my knees
There 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 coming
But I know a change gonna come,
Oh yes it will
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