A Change Is Gonna Come

I was born by the river
 In a little tent
 Oh, and just like the river, I've been running
 Ever since
 It's been a long
 A long time coming, but I know
 A change gon' come
 Oh yes, it will
 It's been too hard living
 But I'm afraid to die
 'Cause I don't know what's up there
 Beyond the sky
 It's been a long
 A long time coming, but I know
 A change gon' come
 Oh yes, it will
 I go to the movie
 And I go downtown
 And somebody keep telling me
 "Don't hang around"
 It's been a long
 A long time coming, but I know
 A change gon' come
 Oh yes, it will
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 Then, I go to my brother
 And I say, "Brother, help me, please"
 But he winds up knockin' me
 Back down on my knees, oh
 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
 A long time coming, but I know
 A change gon' come
 Oh yes, it will