I born by the river in a little tent And just like that river I've been running ever since It's been a long time coming But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes will
been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die Cos I don't know what's out there beyond the sky It's been a long, a long coming But I know a change is gonna oh yes it will
I go to the movie and I go downtown Somebody keep telling me don't hang around been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will
And then I go to my brother And I say brother \"help me please\" And he just winds up knockin' me Back on my knees
There were times when I thought I couldn't for long But now I think I'm able to carry on It's been a long, been a long time coming But I know change is gonna come, oh yes it will