Change Is Gonna Come - Stripped Version

I was 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 it will
 It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die
 Cause I don't know what's out there beyond the sky
 It's been a long, a long time coming
 But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
 I go to the movie
 And I go down town
 Somebody keep telling me don't hang around
 Its been along time coming
 But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
 Then I go to my brother
 And I say "Brother, help me please"
 But he winds up knocking me
 Back down on my knees, begging please, yeah
 There were times when I thought I couldn't last for long
 Now I think I'm able to carry on
 It's been a long, a long time, a long time coming
 But I know, yeah, a change gonna come, oh yes it will