There´s an old friend That I once heard say Something that touched my heart And it began this way
I was born by the river In a little tent And just like the river I´ve been running ever since He said it´s been a long time coming But I know my change is gonna come Oh yeah He said it´s been too hard living But I´m afraid to die I might not be if I knew What was up there beyond the sky It´s been a long, a long time coming But I know my change has got to come Oh yeah I went, I went to my brother And I asked him, "Brother Could you help me, please?" He said, "Good sister
I´d like to but I´m not able" And when I, when I looked around I was right back down Down on my banded knees Yes I was, oh There I´ve been times that I thought I thought that I wouldn´t last for long But somehow right now I believe That I´m able, I´m able to carry on I tell you that it´s been along And oh it´s been an uphill journey All the way But I know, I know, I know I know my change is gonna come Sometimes I had to cry all night long Yes I did Sometimes I had to give up right For what I knew was wrong
Yes it´s been an uphill journey It´s sure´s been a long way coming Yes it has It´s been real hard Every step of the way But I believe, I believe This evening my change is come Yeah I tell you that My change is come