I was born by the river
in a little tent
Oh, just like a river,
I've been running ever since
It's been a long,
a long time coming
But I know
a change's gonna 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 above the sky
It's been a long,
a long time coming
But I know
a change's gonna come,
oh, yes, it will
And I go to the movies,
and I go downtown
Somebody keep telling me,
don't hang around
It's been a long,
a long time coming
But I know
a change's gonna come,
oh, yes, it will
Oh, when I go to my brother
I'd say brother,
help me, please
But he winds up knockin' me
Back down on my knees
There been times
that I thought
I wouldn't last for long
Now I think
I'm able to carry on
It's been a long,
a long time coming
But I know
a change's gonna come,
oh, yes, it will
