Lyrics:

Letra de 'Sam Cooke - A change is gonna come (1964) - Janis Joplin - Work me lord (1969) - Aaron Neville - Tell it Like it is (1966) - Syl Johnson - Is it because i'm black (1969)'
I was born by the river
In a little tent
And just like the river I've been running
Ever since
It's been 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
Cause I don't know what's up there
Beyond the sky
It's been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
I go to the movie
And I go downtown
Somebody keep telling me don't hang around
It's been 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 help me please
But he winds up knockin' me
Back down on my knees
There been times when I thought I couldn't last for long
But now I think I'm able to carry on

Work me Lord, work me Lord
Please don't you leave me
I feel so useless down here
With no one to love
Though I've looked everywhere
And I can't find me anybody to love
To feel my care
So ah work me Lord, whoa use me Lord
Don't you know how hard it is
Trying to live all alone
Every day I keep trying to move forward
But something is driving me, oh, back
Honey, something's trying to hold on to me
To my way of life
So don't you forget me down here, Lord
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Ah, ah, don't you forget me, Lord
Well, I don't think I'm any very special
Kind of person down here, I know better
But I don't think you're going to find anybody
Not anybody who could say that they tried like I tried
The worst you can say all about me
Is that I'm never satisfied, Whoa

Whoa, oh, oh, work me Lord, hmm, use me Lord
Please, honey, don't you leave me
I feel so useless down here
I can't find me anybody to love me
And I've looked around
I've looked everywhere, everywhere
And I can't find me anyone to love
To feel my care
So honey don't you go and leave me, Lord
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Honey, don't you go off and leave me, Lord
Can't I show you how hard it is
Trying to live when you're all alone
Everyday I keep pushing
Keep trying to move forward
But something is driving me, oh, back
And something's trying to hold on to me
To my way of life, why
Oh please, please, don't you go and leave me Lord
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, whoa

If you want something to play with
Go and find yourself a toy
Baby my time is too expensive
And I'm not a little boy

If you are serious
Don't play with my heart
It makes me furious
Life is too short to have sorrow
You may be here today and gone tomorrow
If you are serious
Don't play with my heart
It makes me furious
Life is too short to have sorrow
You may be here today and gone tomorrow
You might as well get what you want
So go on and live

The dark brown shades of my skin, only add colour to my tears
That splash against my hollow bones, that rocks my soul
Looking back over my false dreams, that I once knew
Wondering why my dreams never came true
Is it because I'm black?
Somebody tell me, what can I do
Something is holding me back
Is it because I'm black?
In this world of no pity
I was raised in the ghetto of the city
Momma, she works so hard
To earn every penny
Something is holding me back

I've been...