I WAS BO R N BY THE RI V ER
IN A LI TT LE TENT
O H JUST L I K E THE RIVER
I BEEN RUNNI N G EV ER S IN CE
IT'S BEEN A L O N G
A LONG T IME COMING
BUT I K NOW
A CHANGE IS GON NA COME
O H YES IT WI L L LOOK IT HERE
IT'S BEEN T O O HARD L I V I NG
AND I'M A F R A I D T O DIE
LOOK IT H E RE
CUZ I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S UP T H ER E BE YOND TH E SKY
IT' S BEEN A L ONG
I WISH I COULD COME OUT THERE
WHERE YOU ARE BABY
A LONG T I M E COMI N G BU T I KN OW
LOOK IT HERE
A CHANGE IS GONNA COME
O H YES I T W ILL
LOOK IT HERE
LET M E SAY ONE MORE THING
I G O TO THE M O VIE
A ND I GO D OWN TOWN
H A H A HA BUT ALL I CAN HEAR IS
SOMEBODY KEEP TELLING ME
O H BOY DON'T HANG A ROUND
IT'S BEEN A LO NG A LO NG
IF ANYBODY KNOW WHAT
I'M TALKING A BOUT
LEMME SEE YOU WAVE YOUR HANDS
I KNOW A CHANGE GONNA COME
O H Y ES IT WILL
BUT I'VE GOTTA TAKE MY TIME
TO SAY THIS HERE
THEN I G O TO M Y BROTH E R
YES SIR
AND I TELL 'EM
I SAY BROTH E R HELP M E PL EA SE
BUT HE W I NDS U P KNOCKI N ' ME
H E KNOCKS ME BACK DOWN ON
BACK DOWN ON M Y
OH THERE'S BEEN T I M ES
WHEN I FALL
SOMEBODY SAY YEAH
L IFE COULD PASS M E O N NO NO
I KNOW I'M A BLE
I'M A BLE I'M AB LE
I'M A BLE TO C A R RY ON
IT'S BEEN A L O N G
GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY
A LONG TI M E CO MING
BUT I K N O W YEAH
A CHANGE IS GONNA C O M E
O H YES IT WILL
LOOK AT ME HERE ONE MORE TIME
THEN I G O TO M Y BROTH ER
SOMEBODY TAKE YOUR HANDS
BACK AND FORTH LI KE THIS
EVERYBOD Y EVERYBO DY
YOU SITTIN'
IN THE FIRST BALCONY TOO
HE LP M E P L E A SE
ALL O VER THE AUDITOR I UM TONIGHT
BUT HE W I NDS UP
K NOCKING M E DOWN HA
BACK DOWN O N
BACK DOWN ON M Y KN E E OH
I'VE BEEN D O WN
BUT I THOUGH T I COULD L A ST
O H I KNOW I'M AB L E
I'M A B LE I'M AB LE
OOO OOOO O OOOOOO
I K NOW I KNOW
I K N OW A CHANGE GONNA C O ME
AND O H YES I T W ILL
SOMEBODY SAY YEAH
Y OU ALL BACK HERE
LEMME HEAR YA SAY YEAH
SOMEBODY SAY OH YEAH
