Lyrics:

I was born by the river in a little tent**lf****lf**Oh and just like the river I''ve been running ever since**lf****lf**It''s been a long, a long time coming**lf****lf**But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will**lf****lf****lf****lf**It''s been too hard living but I''m afraid to die**lf****lf**''Cause I don''t know what''s up there beyond the sky**lf****lf**It''s been a long, a long time coming**lf****lf**But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will**lf****lf****lf****lf**I go to the movie and I go downtown**lf****lf**Somebody keep telling me, ''Don''t hang around''**lf****lf****lf**It''s been a long, a long time coming**lf****lf**But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will**lf****lf****lf****lf**Then I go to my brother**lf****lf**And I say, ''Brother, help me please''**lf****lf**But he winds up knockin'' me**lf****lf**Back down on my knees**lf****lf****lf****lf**Oh there been times that I thought I couldn''t last for long**lf****lf**But now I think I''m able to carry on**lf****lf**It''s been a long, a long time coming**lf****lf**But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will