I was born by the river
In a little tent
Oh
And just like the river
I been a running ever since
It's been a long
A long time coming
but I know a change gon' 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 beyond the sky
It's been a long
A long time coming
but I know a change gon' come
Oh yes it will
And I go to the movie and I go downtown
Somebody keeps telling me
Don't hang around
It's been a long
A long time coming
but I know a change gon' come
Oh
Yes it will
Then I go to my brother and
I say I say Brother help me please
But he winds up knocking me
back down back down on my knees
There've been times that I thought
I couldn'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 gon' come
Oh yes it will
But I know a change gon' come