A Change is gonna come

I was born by the river in a little tent
Oh and just like the river I've been running  ever since
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change 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, a long time coming
But I know a change 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, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come
oh yes it will

Then I go to my brother
And I say brother help me please
But he winds up knocking me
Back down on my knees

There been times that I thought I couldn't last for long
But now I think I'm able to  carry on
It's been a long, a long time coming
But I know a change gonna come
oh yes it will