A Change Is Gonna Come

I was born by a river
 In a little tent
 Oh, and just like that river, I've been
 Runnin' ever since
 It's been a long
 A long time comin', but I know
 A change gon' come
 Oh, yes it will
 It's been too hard livin'
 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 comin', but I know
 A change gon' come
 Oh, yes it will
 Said I go to the movie
 And I go downtown
 But people keep on tellin' me
 "No, no, don't you come around"
 It's been a long
 A long time comin', but I know
 A change gon' come
 Oh, yes it will
 Then I go to my brother
 And I say, "Brother, help me, please!"
 But he winds up, oh, he drops me
 Right down on my knees
 There've been times that I thought
 I could not last for long
 But thought to myself, "Oh
 I got to carry on"
 It's been a long
 A long time comin', but I know
 A change gon' come
 Oh, yes it will
 It's been a long
 A long time comin', but I know
 A change gon' come
 Oh, yes it will