A Change Is Gonna Come

I was born by the river
 In a little old tent
 And just like that river
 I've been running ever since
 It's been a long
 Been a long time coming
 But I know change is gonna come
 Oh yes it is
 It's been too hard living
 Oh but I'm afraid to die
 I don't know what's up there
 Beyond the clouds
 It's been a long
 It's been a long time coming
 But I know change is gonna come
 Oh yes it is
 There was a time
 When I asked my brother
 "And my brother," I said
 "Brother, brother won't you help me please"
 When it needs I'm down
 And when I asked my mother
 "My dear sweet mother," I said
 "Mama, mama I'm down
 On my knees"
 And there was a time, Lord
 When less I loan
 Lord I was able
 Somehow here we are
 It's been a long
 It's been a long time coming
 But I know change is gonna come
 Oh yes it is
 Like I said
 There was a time
 When I asked my brother
 "My brother," I said
 "Brother, brother won't you help me please"
 When it needs sent me down
 And when I asked my little mother
 "And my mother," I said
 "Mama, mama I'm down
 On my knees"
 And there was a time
 Oh, unless I loan
 Thought I was evil
 Somehow to carry on
 It's been a long
 It's been a long time coming
 But I know change is gonna come
 Oh yes it is
 There was a time
 When I asked my brother
 "My brother," I said
 "Brother, brother won't you help me please"
 When it needs sent me down
 And when I asked my little mother
 "And my mother," I said
 "Mama, mama I'm down
 On my knees"
 And there was a time
 Oh, unless I loan
 Thought I was evil
 Somehow to carry on
 It's been a long
 It's been a long time coming
 But I know change is gonna come
 Oh yes it is
 And I know, I know change has gotta come
 Yes and I know that you know that I know that you know that change has gotta come
 I am so tired, so tired, change has gotta come
 Yes a change, a change has gotta come