A Change Is Gonna Come

I was born by the river in a little tent
 And just like the river baby I've been running ever since
 It's been a long, a long time coming
 And I know a change is gonna come
 It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die
 'Cause I don't know what's up there baby beyond the sky
 It's been a long, a long time coming
 And I know a change is gonna come (Change)
 Well, I go down to my brother
 And I say, "Brother, help me please", yeah (Brother help me please)
 But he winds up knockin' me back down
 On my knees, yeah (On my knees)
 Yeah
 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 (It's been a long) long time coming
 And I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
 It's been a long (It's been a long) a long time coming
 And I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
 Well, it's been a long (Said it's been a long) long time coming
 And I know a change is gonna come, change
 I know it, I know it, I know, I know, I know
 Change, change is gonna come
 
 I was born by the river in a little tent
 And just like the river baby I've been running ever since
 It's been a long, a long time coming
 And I know a change is gonna come
 It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die
 'Cause I don't know what's up there baby beyond the sky
 It's been a long, a long time coming
 And I know a change is gonna come (Change)
 Well, I go down to my brother
 And I say, "Brother, help me please", yeah (Brother help me please)
 But he winds up knockin' me back down
 On my knees, yeah (On my knees)
 Yeah
 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 (It's been a long) long time coming
 And I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
 It's been a long (It's been a long) a long time coming
 And I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
 Well, it's been a long (Said it's been a long) long time coming
 And I know a change is gonna come, change
 I know it, I know it, I know, I know, I know
 Change, change is gonna come