I was born by the river In a little tent Just like the river I've been running ever since It's been a long A long time coming But I know A change is gonna come Oh, yes it will It's been too hard living But I'm afraid to die I don't know what's up there Beyond the sky It's been a long Long, long... is coming But I know A change is gonna come And I go to the movies And I go downtown Everybody keep telling me Do you come around It's been a long Oh, it's been a long time coming But I know A change is gonna come Then I go Go to the my brother And I say brother: "Help me, please" He just winds up Knockin' me down Back down on my knees And there...been times that I thought I couldn't last for long But now I think I, I, I I can't able to carry on It's been a long, long time coming But I know A change is gonna come Ooh yeah Is gonna come Ooh yeah Ooh oah