Lyrics:

Cover of the Sam Cooke standard.
There's an old friend that
I once heard say
Something that touched my heart
And it began this way

I was born by the river
In a little tent
And just like the river
I've been running ever since

He said it's been a long time coming
But I know my change is gonna come, oh, yeah

He said it's been too hard livin'
But I'm afraid to die
I might not be if I knew what was up there
Beyond the sky

It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know my change has got to come, oh, yeah

I went, I went to my brother
And I asked him, 'Brother
Could you help me, please?'
He said, 'Good sister
I'd like to but I'm not able'
And when I, when I looked around
I was right back down
Down on my bended knees, yes, I was, oh

There've been times that I thought
I thought that I wouldn't last for long
But somehow, right now
I believe that I'm able, I'm able to carry on
I tell you that it's been a long
And oh, it's been an uphill journey, all the way

But I know, I know, I know
I know my change is gonna come

Sometimes
I've had to cry all night long, yes, I did
Sometimes
I had to give up right for what I knew was wrong
Yes. it's been an uphill journey
It's sure been a long way coming, yes, it has
It's been real hard, every step of the way
But I believe, I believe

This evening, my change has come
Yeah, I tell you that my change has come