Lyrics:

i was born by the river,
in a little tent,
and oh just like the river, ive 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 yeah but i'
m afraid i'
m afraid to die, but i dont know what'
s up there beyond the sky.
it'
s been a long a long time coming but i know a change is gonna come oh yes it will.
and i go to the movie, and i go, i go down town, somebody keep telling me don'
t you hang around.
it'
s been a long a long time coming but i know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will.
then i go, to my brother, and i say brother wont you help me please,
but he winds up knockin, knockin me, back down, back down on my knees, theres been times when i fall when i thought i could last for long, but now, now i think im able to carry on.
it'
s been a long a long time coming but i know, i know, i know, i know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will.
it'
s been a long a long time coming but i know i know a change is gonna come.