A CHANGE IS GONNA COME

I was born by a river
In a little tent
Just like that river
I’ve been rolling ever since
It’s been a long, long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come

It’s been so hard living
But I’m afraid to die
I don’t know what’s up there
Beyond the sky
It’s been a long, long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come

I go to the movies
Or I go downtown
Somebody tells me
Don’t hang around
It’s been a long, long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come

So I go to my brother
I say brother help me please
And most the time he just ends up
Knocking me back down on my knees