A Change is Gonna Come

I was born by the river in a little tent
Oh, like this river, I've been running ever since

Oh, it's been a long, long time coming
But I know a change has gotta come
Oh, yes, it will

It's been too hard living, and I'm afraid to die
I don't know what's up there beyond that clear blue sky

Oh, it's been a long, long time coming
But I know a change has gotta come
Oh, yes, it will

Well, I went to my brother
And I said, "Brother, help me please"
And he winds up turning me down
Then, oh, I gotta go down and on my knees

There are times that I thought I couldn't last for long
Now I have to lay back and I gotta carry on

Oh, it's been a long, long time coming
But I know a change has gotta come
Oh, yes, it will

There are times when I thought I couldn't last for long
You know, I think I better lay back, I know I gotta carry on

Oh, it's been a long, long time coming
But I know a change has gotta come
Yes, it will

Oh, oh, change has, it just gotta come
Oh, oh, oh, change, darling, change, change