A Change Is Gonna Come

I was born by the river

In a little tent

And just like the river

I've been runnin' ever since



It's been a long, long time comin'

But I know, a change is gonna come

Oh, yes it will



It's been too hard livin'

But I'm afraid to die

I don't know what's up there

Beyond the sky



It's been a long, a long time comin'

But I know, a change is gonna come

Oh, yes it will



I go to the movie

And I go downtown

Somebody's tellin' me

Don't you hang around



It's been a long, long time comin'

But I know, a change is gonna come

Oh, yes it will



Then I go to my brother

I say brother, brother help me please

But he just winds up knocking me

Back down on my knees, well



There were times that I thought

I couldn't make it alone

But now I'm able, I'm able

To carry on



It's been a long, a long time comin'

But I know, a change is gonna come

Oh, yes it will

Lord, it's been a long time comin'

But I know, a change is gonna come